On our way to Carbisdale Castle (a youth hostel), we stopped in Alness to have dinner with Kate's aunt. Kate described her as the definition of a jolly Scottish woman, and she was ("I'm with three girls who don't drink?! Good L**d! What's to be done?!") She is a storyteller by profession and has that captivating, lilting Scottish voice. She made us traditional kedgeree for dinner (codfish, rice, currants, and hard-boiled eggs in a fish-curry sauce) and told us a Scottish folktale. Very fun.