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238 CARAVAN DAYStheir harvest out, even caravanners. We arenot at all accustomed to long spells of dry weatherin Scotland, and I do not think that they suit ourtemperament very well.Ever since the beginning of that week theweather had been showing signs of giving way,but with a great reluctance. We had had somemistyhours on the Mondayand a few drivingskiffs of rain. The Tuesday had been showery,and it had been wet when first we took the roadon the Thursday morning. It was rather as ifthe perfect balance of the long dry spell had beendisturbed, and after oscillating more and moreviolently it came down with a crash on the Fridaymorning.That was the real end of the drought inScotland. We had weeks of glorious weatherbefore us yet, for this mighty summer did notabdicate until its course was run. But for themost part the drought was broken in those nextthree days, allthe vast draining systemof burnand loch and river, which had been largely inabeyance for many weeks, began to work againand water supplies came back to taps that hadlong been dry.We travelled all day in the rain, stopping fora time to shop in Stranraer, and then having