East side diving consists of gently sloping coral reefs with sandy patches and the occasional boulder in between.

The Sow of Atholl is not a hill rich in geographical highlights, its steep slopes are covered in heather interspersed with grass and the occasional boulder.

We came to level, clear stretches with only an occasional boulder or ravine, and the rock became less cruel to our bleeding feet.

They walked through grass and wildflowers, past widely scattered bushes and an occasional upstanding red-rock boulder.

The summit was not grassy after all- bare rock stretched a flat hundred feet or so, broken by the occasional boulder, and crowded onto that summit were crude tarps and a half-dozen campfires.

Once settled inside - the occasional boulder on the bottom allowed us to adjust our level of immersion - we chatted with some of our fellow bathers and looked out at the mountains towering above.

The occasional boulder stood as high as horse and rider, and lordly falcons well over two feet tall sat on the ground and glared at us as we passed.

Tannim stared down the smooth slope, unbroken except for an occasional boulder of some highly polished stone or by a trio or quartet of spindly black trees, and nodded.

By the time the double herd reached a downward slope, where the grass became sparser and inter- spersed with sand and the occasional boulder, they were fairly flying; Quark forgot everything except hanging on for dear life and dearer profit.