Winter Nights in Caves and Bothies

Rain.

Rain pouring.

Still pouring.

Much of the winter felt like that.

We’re just escaping it now.

Or I damn hope so anyway.

But the rain isn't all bad.

The rain brings so much.

The rain brings one of my favourite feelings.

The one where you can hear the rain hitting the roof while you’re cosy and sheltered inside.

Where the world gets battered but you stay untouched.

Where you can feel the world shake.

It’s a balance of wild and calm.

Comfortable discomfort.

The contrast as you move from one environment to another.

I love that, it’s interesting.

My favourite experience of this over the winter was a special one.

A scramble down a cliff to a night in a cave.

We awoke in the morning to find the world so wild outside but calm in this little natural haven.

A primitive feeling maybe.

That all being said, there are adventures and feelings I’d like to experience in the sun.

Contrast again.

It would be boring if it was all the same.

Jacob.

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