Well the holiday season is long gone, degree year half way through, lousy weather looms, and its that time of year when it all feels a bit flat so....Wilderness beckoned... a much needed respite from the real world - a small cosy Scottish tower house castle located up in Dumfries and Galloway, booked through the Landmark Trust. There were (not so secret) seven of us that hit the high life in the lowlands of Scotland for a few days of r&r, good food, good company, silly games, wind swept walks and generally a very pleasant break. There was no television, no internet and not very much phone signal unless you contorted up and out of a second floor window so a real cut off from the outside world. We didn't need external influences -we are all well practiced at entertaining ourselves and each other ...and the stunning scenery more then compensated for the lack of electronic devices. Do not be deceived by the austerity of this building - it was wonderfully comfortable and...