I’m back again after a long hiatus with another shot of Champion. Pathfinder tours ran probably the highlight of the year when they took Western Champion to Inverness and the Kyle of Lochalsh with the ‘Western Chieftain’ tour over the weekend of Friday 19th – Sunday 21st June. Starting at Bristol on the Friday we picked up Champion at Bescot for the trip north to Inverness with Champion putting in a superb performance as usual. On the Saturday we took a leisurely amble to the Kyle of Lochalsh in glorious weather to match the fantastic scenery where we walked over the new road bridge to Skye before returning back to Inverness with plenty of Maybach thrash!
Finally Sunday was the return home to Bristol and again the weather was in fine form, including a photo stop at Aviemore where we gained a bagpiper! The guy had been visiting Aviemore and was awaiting return to Pitlochry when Champion rolled in. While admiring Champion he was coerced to playing the bagpipes in front of Champion for the gallery to which he received much applause. He was then offered a ride on board behind Champion to Perth, where once again he played the bagpipes serenading us as Champion made a rousing departure! 
What a top guy and very sporting seeing as he now had to make his back to Pitlochry! Champion continued home in fine form with a very spirited descent from Shap summit! A fantastic weekend with thanks to the DTG and Pathfinder for an excellent tour.