Hoots Mon, ah'm just goon ootside... Ah may be goon soome time...

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Highlander

July 27, 2011, 04:18:47 PM
The Islands beckon so enjoy the peace and quiet... ;)
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Pilgrim

#1
July 27, 2011, 04:19:50 PM
Oh WAAAoooWWW, the birds and the trees, mannnnn.

Did you find some sugar cubes left over from the 60's?
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

Highlander

#2
July 27, 2011, 04:30:29 PM
That was a poorrrrr attempt at wrrrriting wort the Scot's speak... ;D (beware of the brown acid maaannn!)

Anyway, there will be the essential detour to the Muir of Ord Distillery for my personal stash (Don't fall over Mark - a bottle of my prefered Single Malt (pretty much only available at the distillery shop as it almost all goes to Japan) will last me quite a few months, maybe :mrgreen:)

Just found out we can get free access to the Calanais standing stones 24/7 whilst we are staying there (a farmhouse adjacent to the site) - I've been going to the Isles since the year I was born spending most of the summers there when younger and this is one of my favourite places on the planet - very Pagan and predates Stonehenge - much more rugged than that rather clinical monument...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Dave W

#3
July 27, 2011, 04:48:01 PM
Wait...what? You're going somewhere without 24/7 internet access?

TBird1958

#4
July 27, 2011, 05:13:53 PM


Enjoy your trip Kenny! Hoist an extra Scotch for me  ;)
Resident T Bird playing Drag Queen www.thenastyhabits.com  "Impülsivê", the new lush fragrance as worn by the unbelievable Fräulein Rômmélle! Traces of black patent leather, Panzer grease, mahogany and model train oil mingle and combust to one sheer sensation ...

Pilgrim

#5
July 27, 2011, 06:22:03 PM
Have a good time whilst you gang agley the glens.
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

Freuds_Cat

#6
July 27, 2011, 08:54:30 PM
I  can see no reason why ye canne have a wee dram on behalf of each of us really  ;)   Enjoy mate!
Digresion our specialty!

Highlander

#7
August 02, 2011, 01:59:28 AM Last Edit: August 02, 2011, 02:15:48 AM by BUFF
Well, not quite 24/7, Dave, but if I sit outside the visitors centre at Cananais (Ned Callanish ;D) I can piggyback (with permision, no piracy here dear chaps/chapesses) off the centres wifi and destroy the peace and quiet I promised you... not...

Well, on the way up (0330 start on Friday) visited the family in Falkirk and then on to Glencoe (any Campbell's on line...? I have Big-MacDonald lineage, so...) where we stopped over and visited a certain Castle known to MPFC fans and being my (families) ancestral home - Castle Stalker - and caught the sunset - no Grail's available, yet again...





... and yes Mark and Bret, on day two I managed to secure a couple of bottles of Scotlands Finest dram but I'll drink to your health later... ;)

Gonna post this as I've just realised low on power... (technology... :sad:)
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Highlander

#8
August 02, 2011, 02:06:00 AM
On day two we visited part of the Harry Potter set - there is a significant location that has great relevance to my family, and great significance to Scottish history (Glenfinnan - where Prince Charles Edward Stuart raised his flag and started the failed Jacobite uprising - not a relative but my family were on the losing side; a reason why they are now Islanders as the other option was the hangman's noose :o)

HP fans can view the famous viaduct, and where Hogwarts would be located (CGI location) from the monument located at the head of the loch...

The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Highlander

#9
August 02, 2011, 02:12:44 AM
I'll post more later as breakfast beckons - 0430 starts the last two days to catch the sunrise (0515) at the following location...





Now over 1000 shots (not Malt, Mark...!) on this trip so far...!
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Dave W

#10
August 02, 2011, 09:42:38 AM
Thanks for the photos and update.

Quoteno Grail's available, yet again...

Not even a grail-shaped beacon?

the mojo hobo

#11
August 02, 2011, 10:57:39 AM
Looks like the shadow of a dancing Leprechaun in the last picture.

Freuds_Cat

#12
August 02, 2011, 03:21:09 PM
Those damn old hippies have been playing with their stones and forgot to put them away again!  ;)

great shots Ken, I always love a good viaduct, having been a stone mason in a past life.


Quote from: BUFF on August 02, 2011, 02:12:44 AM
I'll post more later as breakfast beckons - 0430 starts the last two days to catch the sunrise (0515) at the following location...





Now over 1000 shots (not Malt, Mark...!) on this trip so far...!
Digresion our specialty!

TBird1958

#13
August 02, 2011, 05:14:56 PM


Dammit! Not only the best booze - scenery too  :o

Have a great time Kenny  ;)
Resident T Bird playing Drag Queen www.thenastyhabits.com  "Impülsivê", the new lush fragrance as worn by the unbelievable Fräulein Rômmélle! Traces of black patent leather, Panzer grease, mahogany and model train oil mingle and combust to one sheer sensation ...

Dave W

#14
August 02, 2011, 08:09:54 PM
Uwe and Ken in Scotland at the same time. Secret summit?
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