August. Perfidious August. In August, Edinburgh goes mad. I go mad with it, and either go along with it or try to escape from it. This year I attempted a half-hearted escape, attending very few Fringe shows but not leaving the city entirely. I could have spent a lot more time hobbying, but instead I spent most of two whole weekends working on Magewinds. I’ll talk about that after talking about what I managed to get done hobby-wise.
Last weekend Kara and I took our bicycles and our tent to Arran for a long weekend of bikepacking on the Isle of Arran. For those unfamiliar with the geography of Scotland, Arran is this one: