"We"re nearing the ford," Kate said. "Now everybody gather round, and I"ll give you a geography lesson."
We dutifully obeyed. Mary winked at Charlie, who kept her notebook to hand, Lorna appeared to be in a trance, as if her mind was many miles away, while Christine did as she was told.
"I"ve told you all this before," Kate unfolded her map and pinned down the corners with rocks. "We are here," she stabbed down with her finger, "and An Cailleach is here." She stabbed again. "As you see, An Cailleach dominates an empty peninsula, the very one we will see once this early morning mist lifts."
We laughed at that, as Kate had intended.
"The sea is on three sides, and there is only a tiny neck of land connecting the peninsula to the mainland. Even that neck is mostly underwater, with an exte
