Surprising Scotland
Aug 27, 2019 05:37:34 #
Heather Iles
Loc: UK, Somerset
cameraf4 wrote:
Midges still swarming for another month, I'm told. Skin So Soft worked like a charm.
I would hate that. I can't stand unpleasant insects that buzz.
Aug 27, 2019 06:19:18 #
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Aug 27, 2019 07:11:49 #
therwol wrote:
It just so happens that my wife and I arrived in C... (show quote)
Thanks for the compliments. My tour started in Edinburgh and traveled north up the coast to John o'Groats (ferry to Orkney). Back down the western coast to Isle of Skye (favorite scenery of the trip), down through Glencoe, finish at Glasgow. Weather forecast each day was "rain" but no day was a wash-out.
Our tour bus was Gate 1. Can't say enough good things about them.
Aug 27, 2019 07:12:52 #
Aug 27, 2019 07:19:31 #
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Love this set. Would love to go to Scotland myself.
When you go, Jack, the landscapes on the Isle of Skye are amazing. But the roads are bloody narrow and the pull-outs are few and far between. The cities are great with impressive cathedrals and churches. The scones are delicious but you may get tired of fish-n-chips.
Aug 27, 2019 07:24:04 #
Scotland, one of the places I've always wished I could visit. Thanks for sharing.
Aug 27, 2019 07:24:29 #
Heather Iles wrote:
I would hate that. I can't stand unpleasant insects that buzz.
Forget the "buzz", Heather. They are mostly "silent-but-deadly." One Hog member had described them as "gnats with fangs." Quite accurate, that.
Aug 27, 2019 07:27:20 #
Aug 27, 2019 07:28:34 #
fourg1b2006 wrote:
It was a very nice set.
Thanks, Marty. Castles fascinate me.
Aug 27, 2019 07:32:51 #
Stash wrote:
Scotland, one of the places I've always wished I could visit. Thanks for sharing.
If you get tried of Fall leaves in New England, trees are rather sparse in Scotland. Could be a good change for you.
Aug 27, 2019 08:43:03 #
Aug 27, 2019 09:01:35 #
PaulBrit
Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon
A very wonderful set of photographs of a time not that long ago, in historical terms. The first time I saw some of these castles was as a lowly member of the Royal Naval Reserve in the early 1960s. We were on a minesweeper and sweeping up mines unbelievably left over from WW11. The islands of Western Scotland were very mysterious and magical, and very beautiful! Even as a young man approaching 20 I found them stunning. Thanks for the photos and for the memories!
Aug 27, 2019 10:07:13 #
Scotsman44 wrote:
Aye, laddie....
A vera bonnie set of pics of Scotia....
A vera bonnie set of pics of Scotia....
Thaks, Scotty. When one waitress answered "Yes" rather than "Aye" to a question, my wife was a tad disappointed.
Aug 27, 2019 10:08:18 #
PaulBrit wrote:
A very wonderful set of photographs of a time not that long ago, in historical terms. The first time I saw some of these castles was as a lowly member of the Royal Naval Reserve in the early 1960s. We were on a minesweeper and sweeping up mines unbelievably left over from WW11. The islands of Western Scotland were very mysterious and magical, and very beautiful! Even as a young man approaching 20 I found them stunning. Thanks for the photos and for the memories!
Glad you liked them, Paul. I had a great time making them.
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