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Hoots Mon, ah'm just goon ootside... Ah may be goon soome time...
« on: July 27, 2011, 03:18:47 PM »
The Islands beckon so enjoy the peace and quiet... ;)
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« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2011, 03:19:50 PM »
Oh WAAAoooWWW, the birds and the trees, mannnnn.

Did you find some sugar cubes left over from the 60's?
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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2011, 03:30:29 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...
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« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2011, 03:48:01 PM »
Wait...what? You're going somewhere without 24/7 internet access?
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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2011, 04:13:53 PM »


 Enjoy your trip Kenny! Hoist an extra Scotch for me  ;)
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« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2011, 05:22:03 PM »
Have a good time whilst you gang agley the glens.
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« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2011, 07:54:30 PM »
I  can see no reason why ye canne have a wee dram on behalf of each of us really  ;)   Enjoy mate!
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« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2011, 12:59:28 AM »
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:)
« Last Edit: August 02, 2011, 01:15:48 AM by BUFF »
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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2011, 01:06:00 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...

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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2011, 01:12:44 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...!
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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2011, 08:42:38 AM »
Thanks for the photos and update.

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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2011, 09:57:39 AM »
Looks like the shadow of a dancing Leprechaun in the last picture.
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« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2011, 02:21:09 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, 01:12:44 AM
I'll post more later as breakfast beckons - 0430 starts the last two days to catch the sunrise (0515) at the following location...





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« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2011, 04:14:56 PM »


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

Have a great time Kenny  ;)
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« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2011, 07:09:54 PM »
Uwe and Ken in Scotland at the same time. Secret summit?
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