Team Muz Scotland tour 2013

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Team Muz Scotland tour 2013

Post by Muzorewa » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:12 am

The idea for this year’s tour came like a thunderbolt last Christmas as we were sipping a mug (or two :oops: ) of Glühwein, but I must stress that none of us were wearing lederhosen at the time. Several bottles of mulled wine later, a plan had been hatched :D

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Our plan was to do the Isle of Mull, plus the Mull of Galloway and the Mull of Kintyre – plus a few other places we’d forgotten on other tours, this enabled us to string a good itinerary together....

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It was with some trepidation that we set off on this tour, bearing in mind the bucket-loads of snow that had only recently been deposited on the south-west corner of Caledonia. Ah well, Easter Day and the start of British Summer Time. So we’ve lost an hour already and our 7am start is, in reality, a 6am start :?

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Cumbria

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Is this the latest boil-in-the-bag lamb, but cutting out the middle-man? :?

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Silecroft, Cumbria 8)

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Murthwaite Green Trekking Centre in the Lake District National Park. What better way for Muzette to start her holiday :wink:

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Egremont castle, Cumbria

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Egremont castle, Cumbria

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Egremont castle, Cumbria

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Bowness-on-Solway, the end of Hadrian’s Wall, a fitting bookend to our New Year tour which included Wallsend, details HERE.

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Standing here 1,900 years ago and without the aid of Google Maps, I can’t imagine saying “You know what, I’m going to build a wall 80 miles that way.....” :?

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Heading west through Kirkcudbrightshire :D

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Carminnows bridge over Kendoon Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire.

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Don’t they do proper bridges here? :?

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Kendoon suspension footbridge, Kirkcudbrightshire

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Loch Ken viaduct, from the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway which closed in 1965

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Thanks to Furydav for the idea for this part of the tour 8)

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Big Water of Fleet viaduct from the same dismantled railway, used in the film The 39 Steps.

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Sadly, the viaduct over the Little Water of Fleet was blown up by the army in a training exercise :(

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Seems an ideal place to crack open some UmBongo (they drink it in the Congo)....

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....and pitch camp for the night :shock:

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Quality breakfast in progress....

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....while Muzette plays in the snow in a t-shirt :?

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Castle Kennedy, Wigtownshire

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Lochinch castle, Wigtownshire, viewed over the White Loch, built as a replacement for the derelict one above instead of rebuilding it 8)

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Crossing the canal between the White and Black Lochs, Castle Kennedy, Wigtownshire

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Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Wigtownshire

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Balzieland Tower, Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Wigtownshire

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Eucalyptus trees, Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Wigtownshire

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Eucalyptus bark, Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Wigtownshire

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Moss on tree, Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Wigtownshire

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Filo pastry bark, Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Wigtownshire

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Camelia, Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Wigtownshire

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Slate urn, Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Wigtownshire

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Due to the recent severe blizzards that have hit this area over the last week or so, many thanks to “Our Lady in Wigtownshire”, a fellow Bongonaught who was able to assist in the finer details of this section of the tour and also offer accurate updates of the local snow-clearing efforts :D =D>

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Mull of Logan folly, Wigtownshire

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Mull of Galloway lighthouse, Wigtownshire

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Mull of Galloway foghorn, Wigtownshire

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Ireland from Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire

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Gallie Craig Coffee House, Mull of Galloway

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Gallie Craig Coffee House, Mull of Galloway

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Local speciality - Haggis & cheese panini, Gallie Craig Coffee House, Mull of Galloway :?

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Gallie Craig Coffee House, Mull of Galloway

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Wild-camp, East Tarbet, Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire

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Wild-camp, East Tarbet, Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire

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Castle of St John or Stranraer castle, Wigtownshire

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Cobbler John Davidson’s cottage, Souter Johnnie immortalised in Robert Burns’ poem Tam o’ Shanter

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Souter Johnnnie’s Inn, only recently burned out :?

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Kirkoswald Old Church, built by monks founding Crossraguel Abbey just up the road.

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Tam o’Shanter’s grave, Kirkoswald Old Church, South Ayrshire

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Souter Johnnie’s grave, Kirkoswald Old Church, South Ayrshire

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Gravestone, Kirkoswald Old Church, South Ayrshire

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Crossraguel Abbey, South Ayrshire

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Crossraguel Abbey, South Ayrshire

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Crossraguel Abbey, South Ayrshire

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Stonemason training, Crossraguel Abbey, South Ayrshire

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Baltersan castle, South Ayrshire

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Brig o’ Doon, South Ayrshire, more understandably the Bridge over the river Doon in Tam o’ Shanter

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Robert Burns statue at Irvine, North Ayrshire

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Eiders, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire. Eider that or something else :lol:

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MV Caledonian Isles, Ardrossan – Brodick. First of just the 20 ferries this time. :shock:

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We’re taking the short-cut to Kintyre, going via Arran knocks about 120 miles off the A83 route :wink:

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MV Caledonian Isles, Ardrossan – Brodick

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Crossing the Firth of Clyde

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RFA Fort Austin heading south down the Firth of Clyde

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North Sannox, Isle of Arran

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Don’t mind if I do :D

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Nice ‘n’ toasty!

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North Sannox, Isle of Arran

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North Sannox, Isle of Arran

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North Sannox, Isle of Arran

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Perfect breakfast, North Sannox, Isle of Arran

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Heron, North Sannox, Isle of Arran

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Wildlife spotters, North Sannox, Isle of Arran

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Arran cheese, Isle of Arran 8)

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Isle of Arran

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Go into Creelers smokehouse....

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....and come out with crabs :?

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Seal, Isle of Arran

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Brodick Bay, Isle of Arran

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Seal, Isle of Arran

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Brodick castle, Isle of Arran

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Brodick castle, Isle of Arran

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No photography inside the castle [-X Impressive array of stag’s heads - Brodick castle, Isle of Arran

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Brodick castle, Isle of Arran - I think they were using a machine gun :?

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Muzette playing the Bechstein grand piano in the Drawing Room, Brodick castle, Isle of Arran. Oh yeah, no photography :lol:

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Brodick castle garden, Isle of Arran

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Heland coo, Isle of Arran

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Isle of Arran

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Glen Chalmadale, Isle of Arran

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Lochranza castle, Isle of Arran

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Lochranza, Isle of Arran

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MV Loch Tarbert, Lochranza – Claonaig

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MV Loch Tarbert, Lochranza – Claonaig

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MV Loch Tarbert, Lochranza – Claonaig

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Arran from Kintyre

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Arran from Kintyre

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St. Columba’s Chapel, Kintyre

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St. Columba’s footprints, Kintyre, one of which is believed to be genuine as St. Columba first landed in Scotland here, before moving further north to Iona.

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St. Columba’s well, Kintyre

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Keil caves, Kintyre

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Mull of Kintyre – Only one mile to go to the lighthouse :?

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Mull of Kintyre lighthouse

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Site of the 1994 Chinook crash where all 29 on board were killed, the worst peacetime RAF disaster as it headed from Belfast to Inverness, a veritable own-goal to the IRA.

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Ireland from the Mull of Kintyre

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Whose idea was this then? :?

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Classy tea – with added horse :lol:

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Perfect spot to stop for the night, Machrihanish, Kintyre

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Machrihanish, Kintyre

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Machrihanish, Kintyre

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Oystercatcher, Machrihanish, Kintyre

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Oystercatchers, Machrihanish, Kintyre

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Machrihanish, Kintyre

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Lorne sausage, haggis, beans & tattie scones :D

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Machrihanish VHF Omnidirectional Range – a standard bit of aircraft navigational kit 8) Machrihanish is also one of the weather reporting stations if you’re sad enough to listen to the shipping forecast on Radio 4, but you have to be doubly sad and listen to the 0048hrs broadcast for the smaller stations :lol: :oops:

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Foal, Kintyre

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Foal, Kintyre

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Seal, Kintyre

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Glenbarr Abbey, Kintyre

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West Loch Tarbert, Kintyre

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Tarbert castle, Argyll

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MV Isle of Cumbrae, Tarbert - Portavadie

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MV Isle of Cumbrae, Tarbert - Portavadie

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MV Isle of Cumbrae, Tarbert - Portavadie

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Sound of Bute

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Portavadie, Cowal

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Pollphail village, built in the 1970s to house workers building concrete oil platforms but never quite took off.

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On to the A8003 over the Cowal peninsula, according to The Scotsman the best scenic drive in Scotland 8) originally built to connect Kames and Tighnabruaich with the rest of civilisation without having to go around the B8000 and the south side of Loch Fyne

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Tighnabruaich viewpoint overlooking Loch Riddon and the Kyles of Bute. Cowal peninsula to the left, Isle of Bute to the right, Burnt Islands in the middle and the Isle of Bute ferry in the distance

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Kilmodan Church, Clachan of Glendaruel, Cowal

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Kilmodan Church, Clachan of Glendaruel, Cowal

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Kilmodan stones, Clachan of Glendaruel, Cowal

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Kilmodan Church, Clachan of Glendaruel, Cowal

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Glendaruel House gates on the Cowal Way, the house itself was burned down in 1970 :(

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Tourist, Cowal

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Dunans castle, Cowal

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Dunans castle, Cowal

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Minard castle, Argyll from across Loch Fyne

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Inveraray castle, Argyll from across Loch Fyne

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Loch Goil tree-house....

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....how cool is this :D

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Carrick castle, Argyll

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Carrick castle, Argyll

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Heron, Argyll

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Heland coo, Argyll

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“Rest & be Thankful”, the words inscribed on a stone near the junction of the A83 and the B828….

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….placed there by soldiers who built the original military road in 1753, tradition has it that’s exactly what you’d do having made the long climb out of Glen Croe as you pass through the Arrochar Alps.

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We took the short-cut to Campbeltown :lol:

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Rest & be Thankful, Argyll

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Rest & be Thankful, Argyll

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:?

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Rest & be Thankful, Argyll

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Spanish red – from Manchester :?

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Rice & Bockwürsts, Argyll

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Rice & Bockwürsts, Argyll

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Now I’m not saying it was cold….

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Lorne sausage, eggs & beans, Argyll

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Rested. And very thankful :wink:

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Loch Fyne smokehouse, Argyll

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Loch Fyne, Argyll

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Loch Fyne Oysters, Argyll

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Inveraray, Argyll

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Kilchurn castle, Argyll

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Kilchurn castle, Argyll

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Loch Awe, Argyll

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Loch Awe, Argyll

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Loch Awe, Argyll

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Heron, Loch Etive, Argyll

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Connel bridge across Loch Etive, a former railway bridge converted for road use

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Swan, Loch Etive, Argyll

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Dunstaffnage Bay, Argyll

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Dunstaffnage castle, Argyll

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Dunstaffnage castle, Argyll

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McCaig’s Tower, Oban, Argyll

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McCaig’s Tower, Oban, Argyll

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Isle of Mull from McCaig’s Tower, Oban, Argyll

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McCaig’s Tower, Oban, Argyll

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Oban from McCaig’s Tower, Oban, Argyll

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Photo taken in 1990 of St Columba's Cathedral & Corran Esplanade Church, we parked here in our 1962 Land-Rover

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Here again 23 years later :roll:

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St Columba’s Cathedral, Oban, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles.

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….might as well partake of some quality seafood while we await our next ferry at Ee-Usk, Oban, Argyll :D

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Oysters :D

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This is a first for all of us :?

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Hmm, not too bad :D

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Ditto :D

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¡delicioso! :?

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Mussels & chips, Ee-Usk

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Oban, Argyll

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MV Eigg, Oban – Achnacroish :?

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MV Eigg, Oban – Achnacroish

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MV Eigg, Oban – Achnacroish

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From the Lismore ferry

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From the Lismore ferry

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St Moluag's Cathedral, Clachan, Isle of Lismore….

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….now a Church of Scotland parish church but in the Middle Ages….

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….this was the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles

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Castle Coeffin, Isle of Lismore

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Isle of Lismore

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Tirefour broch, Isle of Lismore

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Point, Isle of Lismore

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The Lismore, Point – Port Appin

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The PierHouse, Port Appin, Argyll

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Inn Island from Port Appin, Argyll

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Port Appin - The old acetylene-powered lighthouse from Yellow Skerry

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Vintage Lismore :D

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Balanced diet? I’m not sure this is what the doctor had in mind, a large Chardonnay and a 21-year-old Lismore single malt

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Argyll

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The new lighthouse

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Port Appin, Argyll

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Awaiting the return ferry

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View from Port Appin to Lismore

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The Lismore, Port Appin - Point

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Sailean, Isle of Lismore

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Sailean, Isle of Lismore

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Sailean, Isle of Lismore

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Sailean, Isle of Lismore

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Morning campsite, Lismore

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View from the top on Lismore

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Achnacroish, Isle of Lismore

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MV Eigg, Achnacroish - Oban

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MV Eigg, Achnacroish - Oban

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MV Eigg, Achnacroish - Oban

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Looking east from Lismore

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FPV Minna with Dunolly castle in the background.

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The Minna is keeping an eye on....

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....a lost sperm whale in Oban Bay....

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....making sure it doesn’t get hit by a ferry :wink:

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Oban Bay, Argyll

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From Pulpit Hill over Oban, Argyll

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Looking west from Pulpit Hill viewpoint, Oban, Argyll

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Oban from Pulpit Hill, Argyll

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St Columba’s Cathedral from Pulpit Hill, Argyll

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Lorne sausage, haggis, black pudding, fruit pudding & tattie scones, the Breakfast of Champions :D

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Waiting for yet another ferry

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MV Isle of Mull, Oban – Craignure

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MV Isle of Mull, Oban – Craignure

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MV Isle of Mull, Oban – Craignure

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MV Isle of Mull, Oban – Craignure

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From the Mull ferry

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Duart castle

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Ardnamurchan across Sound of Mull

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Over Sound of Mull & Ardnamurchan Peninsula
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Re: Team Muz Scotland tour 2013

Post by Muzorewa » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:16 am

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Miss Hoolie’s House from the TV series Balamory, actually the Beul an Atha bed & breakfast in downtown Tobermory

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Tobermory, Isle of Mull

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What’s the story in Balamory today?

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Fisherman’s Pier fish & chips :D

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Haddock, chips & scallops :?

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View of Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull

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Loch Beg, Isle of Mull

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Loch Beg, Isle of Mull

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Loch Beg, Isle of Mull

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Loch Beg, Isle of Mull

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Loch Beg, Isle of Mull

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Lorne sausage, haggis & tattie scones, Isle of Mull

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Loch Beg, Isle of Mull

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MV Loch Buie, Fionnphort – Iona

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MV Loch Buie, Fionnphort – Iona

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Iona ferry

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Iona Nunnery

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Iona Nunnery

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St Martin’s Cross, Iona Abbey

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Iona Abbey – without scaffolding \:D/

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Iona Abbey – muppet :?

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Iona Abbey cloister

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Iona Abbey cloister

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Iona Abbey

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Iona Abbey

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Iona Abbey

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St Ronan’s Bay, Iona

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St Ronan’s Bay, Iona

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MV Loch Buie, Iona – Fionnphort

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MV Loch Buie, Iona – Fionnphort

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MV Loch Buie, Iona – Fionnphort

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Iona Abbey

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Iona Abbey

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Fionnphort, Isle of Mull

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Fionnphort, Isle of Mull

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Duart castle, Isle of Mull

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Duart castle, Isle of Mull

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View from Duart castle, Isle of Mull to Lismore

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View from Duart castle, Isle of Mull

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MV Loch Fyne, Fishnish – Lochaline across the sound of Mull

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MV Loch Fyne, Fishnish – Lochaline

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MV Loch Fyne, Fishnish – Lochaline

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Ardtornish castle, Morvern

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Kinlochaline castle, Morvern

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Castle Tioram, Lochaber

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Castle Tioram, Lochaber

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Yorkshire duck (don’t ask [-X ), pasta & beans :?

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Yorkshire duck, pasta & beans

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Yorkshire duck, pasta & beans

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Loch Moidart, Lochaber

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Eilean Shona, Lochaber

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Castle Tioram, Lochaber

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Now that’s what I call breakfast! :D

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View from Drynie Hill, Lochaber

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The Seven Men of Moidart, a line of seven beech trees….

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….(now only two and a half, three stumps and a sapling :? )

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planted in memory of the seven companions who landed with Bonnie Prince Charlie at Loch nan Uamh, a few miles further north, on 25 July 1745

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Heron, Lochaber

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Glenuig Bay, Lochaber

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The Prince’s Cairn, at Loch nan Uamh in Lochaber….

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….from where Charlie fled Scotland to France after 5 months on the run

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Prince’s Cairn, Lochaber

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Glenfinnan Monument at the head of Loch Shiel to mark the place….

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….where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard at the beginning of the 1745 Jacobite Rising

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The Unknown Highlander

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Glenfinnan viaduct, the famous curved viaduct used in some of the Harry Potter films, amongst others

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Glenfinnan, Lochaber

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Overlooking Loch Eil, Lochaber

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Ben Nevis & Loch Linnhe, Lochaber

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MV Corran, Ardgour - Nether Lochaber

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MV Corran, Ardgour - Nether Lochaber

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MV Corran, Ardgour - Nether Lochaber

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Now here’s a diversion. Leave the Bongo at Fort William....

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....jump on a train on the West Highland Line....

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....and go to the most remote station in the land....

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....the Corrour Station House which is now a hotel and restaurant 8)

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But you can only get here on the train....

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....the nearest public road is 17 miles away :shock:

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This is where the term “middle of nowhere” must have originated.

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It does pose the question as to why there’s a station here in the first place :?

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:?

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Actually it’s closed until May, but if you ask politely :wink:

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Nice themed suites....

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....with chandeliers made from antlers :D

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Room with a view? ....

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....there’s only the station here :?

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It’s also one of the most remote restaurants in the land :D and the final piece in our jigsaw....

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....of “Crazy places to go for a meal in Scotland” :lol:

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Roasted red pepper & butternut squash soup

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Quality! :D

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Haggis, scallop & clapshot (Clapshot is from Orkney :wink: )

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Pearl barley risotto

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Venison burger – remember the chandeliers? :D

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Sea bass :D

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Double Corrour whisky :wink:

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Corrour

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Loch Coir’ a’ Bhric Beag, Corrour

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Loch Coir’ a’ Bhric Beag, Corrour

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Loch Ossian, Corrour

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Corrour Station House Restaurant

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Loch Ossian, Corrour

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Loch Ossian, Corrour

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Loch Ossian, Corrour

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Loch Ossian, Corrour

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Corrour

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Corrour Station House Restaurant

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Loch Ossian, Corrour

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Corrour

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Well that’s got us an appetite for breakfast!

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Argyll bacon, Stornoway black pudding, MacSween haggis, venison sausage, poached eggs, tomato, mushrooms & toast :D

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Archie, the German pointer :D Give the place a try – it’s brilliant! :wink:

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Rather than just take the train straight back to Fort William, why not continue across Rannoch Moor....

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....after all, this is voted the top rail journey in the world….

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….ahead of the Trans-Siberian and the Cuzco to Machu Picchu line in Peru :shock:

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A selection of shots through the window of the train :wink:

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Tyndrum....

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....almost as remote as Corrour :?

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Upper Tyndrum

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Back across the Moor to Fort Bill :wink:

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The Great Glen Cattle Ranch between Fort William and Spean Bridge

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Loch Leven, Lochaber

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Loch Leven, Lochaber

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Hungry? Loch Leven Seafood Café :wink:

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....and shop

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Loch Leven Seafood Café

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Langoustines with lemon mayo....

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....and a shellfish platter for two on ice :D

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Glencoe village, Lochaber

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I know I’m almost a year late, but come on guys, where were you? :lol: Red Squirrel campsite, Lochaber

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Glen Coe, Lochaber

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Jimmy Savile’s cottage :?

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Jimmy Savile’s cottage, Glen Coe

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Glen Coe, Lochaber

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Glen Coe, Lochaber

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Glen Coe, Lochaber

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King’s House Hotel, used as a barracks after the battle of Culloden to house George III’s troops, hence the name 8)

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Glen Coe. Red sky at night, Fort William’s on fire again :lol:

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Deer on Rannoch Moor in the morning, what a beautiful start to the day :D

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….with such a voracious appetite they’ve eaten Muzette’s trousers :lol:

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King’s House Hotel 8)

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No bread left as the deer have scoffed the lot, so Lorne sausage, haggis & tattie scones :D There’s no venison in there either [-X

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Rannoch Moor – incoming blizzard :?

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Clachan Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford and known as the “Bridge over the Atlantic” to the Isle of Seil, one of the Slate Islands.

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It’s bigger than you might think :shock: Thanks to MountainGoat for the idea for this part of the tour :wink:

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Off on a 3-hour adventure to the Gulf of Corryvreckan – in the words of their website, not a trip for the faint-hearted :D

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Porpoise II :D

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Seil Sound

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Muzette is probably the strongest swimmer on board yet the only one required to wear a life-jacket :?

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Salmon farm, Seil Sound

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F221 Hessen of the German Navy :?

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Seals & cormorants, Isle of Jura

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Wild goats, Isle of Jura

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Wild goats, Isle of Jura

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A535 HNoMS Valkyrien of the Royal Norwegian Navy Coastal Combat Flotilla

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Corryvreckan whirlpool between Jura and Scarba, this stretch of water is defined as unnavigable by the Royal Navy 8) Muzette pebble-dashed the side of the boat three times :lol:

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Bàgh Gleann nam Muc or Pig Bay, Isle of Jura. Not to be confused with the disastrous 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba :lol:

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Cap’n Muzette :?

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Disused quarry buildings as we sail up the Sound of Luing

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Isle of Fladda lighthouse

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Eilean-a-beithich was once one of the Slate Islands, located in Easdale Sound between Easdale and Seil. Originally about 2.5 acres in area the island was quarried for its slate to a depth of 249 ft below sea level leaving only the outer rim of the island. Tipping of the quarry detritus eventually filled up the channel which separated Eilean-a-beithich from Seil, and the slate-mining village of Ellenabeich began to grow up there. However, the quarry came to a sudden and catastrophic end in 1881 when part of the sea wall gave way under the pressure of water.

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Cottages at Ellenabeich perched on the inner rim of the now flooded quarry and a perfect harbour 8)

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Ellanabeich to the Isle of Easdale

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Fladda, Ellenabeich - Easdale :?

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Fladda, Ellenabeich - Easdale

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Easdale – home of the World Stone Skimming Championships :?

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The Puffer, Easdale....

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....another crazy place to go for a pint :D

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:D

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....or vino :?

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Fladda, Easdale - Ellenabeich

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Fladda, Easdale - Ellenabeich

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Easdale

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Sunset across Easdale Sound 8)

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The big shiny round thing we’ve been blessed with for most of this tour :D

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Cheeky wild-camp, Cuan, Isle of Seil

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Cuan, Isle of Seil. We’ll get going once we shift this dog :?

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Belnahua, Cuan, Isle of Seil to the Isle of Luing. It’s from here that the roof slates for Iona Abbey were mined :wink:

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Belnahua, Cuan, Isle of Seil to the Isle of Luing

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Belnahua, Cuan, Isle of Seil to the Isle of Luing

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Crossing Cuan Sound to Luing

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Kilchatton church, Isle of Luing

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Toberonochy, Isle of Luing

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Bacon & egg butties, Isle of Luing

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The only shop on the Isle of Luing, at Cullipool :?

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Luing ferry :?

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Belnahua, Isle of Luing - Cuan, Isle of Seil

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Belnahua, Isle of Luing - Cuan, Isle of Seil

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Belnahua, Isle of Luing - Cuan, Isle of Seil

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Carnasserie castle, Argyll....

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....home of the first Protestant Bishop of the Isles

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View from Carnasserie castle, Argyll

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Duntrune castle, Argyll

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Crinan, Knapdale

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The last puffer on the Crinan canal

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Crinan canal, built over 200 years ago to avoid Glasgow & Loch Fyne traffic having to sail around the Mull of Kintyre

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Dunardry locks, Crinan canal

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P264 HMS Archer in the Cairnbaan locks, Crinan canal

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Kilmory castle, the rather splendid home of Argyll & Bute Council :?

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MV Isle of Cumbrae, Tarbert – Portavadie

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MV Isle of Cumbrae, Tarbert – Portavadie

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MV Isle of Cumbrae, Tarbert - Portavadie

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Colintraive, Cowal

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MV Loch Dunvegan, Colintraive - Rhubodach - allegedly the shortest ferry crossing in Europe (again according to The Scotsman)

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MV Loch Dunvegan, Colintraive - Rhubodach

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MV Loch Dunvegan, Colintraive - Rhubodach

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Kames castle, Isle of Bute

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Mount Stuart gardens, Isle of Bute

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Mount Stuart gardens, Isle of Bute

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Mount Stuart gardens, Isle of Bute

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Mount Stuart House, Isle of Bute

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Marble Chapel, Mount Stuart House, Isle of Bute

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Mount Stuart House, Isle of Bute

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Mount Stuart gardens, Isle of Bute

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Mount Stuart gardens, Isle of Bute

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Lambs, Isle of Bute

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Lamb, Isle of Bute

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Lamb, Isle of Bute

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St Blane’s Church, Isle of Bute

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Lambs, Isle of Bute

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Lamb, Isle of Bute

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Isle of Bute wild-camp, overlooking the Kyles of Bute

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Eiders, Isle of Bute

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Rice, Bockwürsts & beans, Isle of Bute

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MV Bute, Rothesay – Wemyss Bay

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MV Bute, Rothesay – Wemyss Bay

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MV Bute, Rothesay – Wemyss Bay

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Kelburn castle, North Ayrshire :?

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Team Muz on tour – you know it makes sense :lol:

So, 2,600km and the Bongo as reliable as ever. This was probably the best tour of Caledonia we’ve done with the weather making a big impact. The snow was there but not restrictive, in fact it added to the drama, especially getting to the Mull of Kintyre. Highlights would have to be the Corrour Station House and waking up to a bunch of hungry deer on Rannoch Moor, that’s the kind of thing you’re never going to get on a package holiday or even if you stay on proper campsites. Apart from the night at Corrour, our cost of overnight accommodation totalled nil.

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So until next time – that’s all from us :wink:
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Re: Team Muz Scotland tour 2013

Post by mikeonb4c » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:41 am

Wow and double wow!

And that's a diesel Bongo folks :wink:
=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> 8)
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Post by umbongocat » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:43 am

=D> =D> =D> =D> amazing! Loving the Umbongo drink of course :)
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Post by not so old » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:11 am

Absolutely fantastic :D I felt like I was on the journey with you (without the travelling and cold of course) I really enjoyed and can't wait for the next. I will however watch this again a few times :D :D
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Re: Team Muz Scotland tour 2013

Post by Dabs » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:48 pm

Up to the usual standard again Paul!! brilliant matey!! =D> =D>

.......and I dont need to go now........lol!!

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Re: Team Muz Scotland tour 2013

Post by Furydav » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:14 pm

A wee tip Muz, take some photos next time you go on tour, ha ha

Great stuff, surprised you got in as far as the Big Water of Fleet viaduct at Gatehouse station in the snow , it was drifting deep for a wee bit around Easter.
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Post by briwy » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:35 pm

You made it then Paul. Fabulous trip.
I see you've Photoshopped out the rain again. :wink: How do you do it?? always rains when we go. :(
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Re: Team Muz Scotland tour 2013

Post by bongo frenzee » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:53 pm

Amazing photos Muz, you always get great shots and the scenery looks stunning. Love all the wildlife too! It looks like you had a fabulous time, inspirational stuff!
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Post by PixieAndTheMoon » Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:20 pm

Brilliant! Paul and Alison - so where are we all off to next?

Truly stunning pictures

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Post by the laird » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:00 pm

Muzz photos fab but I'm gutted nae disappointed, it would be about 8-00 poss 9-00am I passed Kirkoswald ruin up from Souter Johnny's and I saw a Bongo parked there on its own I thought it looked like yours but kept going due to my motor being a 45 ton artic. This would have been up your streets I had just come from William Grant's distillery at Girvan, I had 29,750 ltrs o the stuff. Our paths must x one day
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Post by Northern Bongolow » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:11 pm

when im taking my last breaths, and my life is flashing by, mine wont take long, yours on the other hand should get you at least another month.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: .

thanks for sharing guys, cracking shots, the deer was superb, what a bonus.
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Post by cazzyblues » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:36 pm

Wow what a tour and what beautiful photos and memories you have. A lot of people don't do this much in a lifetime. Hats off to you all. What a fantastic time you must have had. I agree with Northern Bongolows comments.
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Post by Bob » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:03 pm

Wow, thanks Paul. =D> =D> =D>
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Re: Team Muz Scotland tour 2013

Post by kentait » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:08 pm

looks like a fantastic trip, great photos!
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