Welcome vickylou , its great to hear you talk about all the same things that I love about Scotland. I came home 20 years ago to raise my family and they have had the best childhood - swimming in rivers, sledging, gathering berries - they all now want to move to London, My eldest daughter who is 18 is applying for universities there. I can only imagine that once they have had a taste of the greedy fast life they will want to come home because they know that its good. I have some good friends in Thurso - you have chosen a great place.
Kirsty