Sunday Driver

As I've previously posted, I signed up with the local IAM group and we've got weekly lectures with observed drives every Saturday. Think of it as like taking your driving test every week for two and a half months. Yeah, that much fun.
Parallel parking, reversing round corners and turning in the road, well I'll get better at them. I've been getting good advice and am developing nicely but we're supposed to get as much practice as we can during the week and I normally cycle to work. I can easily do a week without driving under normal circumstances but now have to get more "wheel time."
With that in mind after last Saturday's drive I went for a bit of a spin on Sunday. My plan was to pootle through the Highlands and maybe find myself on a certain road I know. We've had, as you might have noticed, a bit of snow but I couldn't afford to hit the slopes (which is a shame as the guys on XV said they've never seen better snow in Scotland - gits) and the mountains were covered in a lovely layer.
Just south of Elgin I noticed something that made me stop and get out my camera (brought with me for just this reason):

Highlan' Coos!

At Cromdale there is a narrow bridge with traffic lights to stop people smashing into each other on the bridge, there was no one coming but the lights were just changing to red. I stopped (smoothly and controlled), waiting for the lights and then noticed that right in front of me was a tiny little rabbit that crossed in front of me. For the life of me it looked like the lights had changed to let a tiny little rabbit cross the road. Made I laugh it did!

Scooting through the Highlands (oh it was lovely!) I did make it to the road I'd been aiming for - the B9007. It's quite possibly the best road in the UK. Smooth corners and wonderful scenery. Don't believe me, well here we go:

In the summer it's a truly epic road, in the winter it's epic and snowy. The view is spectacular and the road curves and rolls and flows wonderfully. If anyone wants to try it, from Carrbridge (just north or Aviemore) head east and take the Forres road marked "B9007 - not gritted in evening." I think I might have another go on the road with the video camera mounted on the front of the car, any excuse basically.
And that's how I spent my weekend. This Sunday I've got work. So not so much chance to drive, but there's always Saturday.
Shame about the rugby though...