Mid May was a busy time with school visits to  Alva Primary school in Clackmannanshire  and schools in the Turriff area where they were having a book fortnight organised by the local librarians.  I visited schools in Fyvie, and Fintry. I had Hamish with me much to the delight of the children  who visited Turriff library.

Hamish also made an appearance at the WORD festival in Aberdeen.

And at the end of the tour, on a sunny Sunday in May, Hamish and the Whirry Bang came with me to Inverary Jail and Inverary Castle where we met old and new Hamish fans for storytelling sessions.