Scottish Bongo Bash (23 to 26 May 2008) Linnhe Lochside
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Scottish Bongo Bash (23 to 26 May 2008) Linnhe Lochside
Tickets for this event will go on sale Thursday 7 February at 9.30am. Telephone bookings only on 0114-2376627. Please have your membership number and vehicle registration handy. There are 30 pitches available, all with electric hook-up. Further details here:
http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/member ... tm#rallies
If there is enough interest we will arrange a trip on the Fort William to Mallaig railway. You will be asked about this when making a booking.
See you there!
http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/member ... tm#rallies
If there is enough interest we will arrange a trip on the Fort William to Mallaig railway. You will be asked about this when making a booking.
See you there!
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- brorabongo
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We are hoping to come down for a wee flying visit. If I remember to do so, I will, closer to the time contact the site to see if thats ok.
It would be nice to put some faces to names. I will keep an eye on this thread, especially about the train ride, as I don't want to turn up to an empty campsite.
Hope to see you all there.
It would be nice to put some faces to names. I will keep an eye on this thread, especially about the train ride, as I don't want to turn up to an empty campsite.
Hope to see you all there.
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I'm hoping to be up for the Scottish BF Bash though we'll probably camp at Newtonmore and drive over for an afternoon / evening visit as I don't think I can sell the trip to my youngsters on the basis of wall 2 wall Bongo Bash - they want to be out doing stuff with Dad aand loved where we camped last time. The rail trip sounds great though. Could kill two birds with one stone there (kids watch mountains, I attempt to watch mountains but end up blathering on about Bongos as usual ). Then back to BF camp for beer and hot dogs before heading back to Newtonmore
Just hope the weather forecast is OK. We came up despite terrible forecast last time and it was 'challenging' with 3 newbies to camping. I've promised them I won't do that again
Just hope the weather forecast is OK. We came up despite terrible forecast last time and it was 'challenging' with 3 newbies to camping. I've promised them I won't do that again
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Wow, thats good going, is'nt it?Ian wrote:21 pitches sold, 9 to go.
Don't worry, I know what to expect, as I've seen photos of you lot on here.daveblueozzie wrote:Hi brorabongo as for faces to see, well theres daveblueozzie, dabs and bigdaddycain all booked in for fort william. and then off to the western isles (lewis) to visit for 5 days.
Hope to see you all there, and maybe you and your family too Mike, if your making a quick visit aswell.
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As Leon says, Malaig is a bit of a disappointment but the train trip could be tied up to a half hour sail to Skye.............
http://www.calmac.co.uk/summer-timetabl ... madale.gif
http://www.calmac.co.uk/summer-timetabl ... madale.gif
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Have been looking at the Jacobite steam train timetabe and there seems to be a bit of a problem. We can only go on the Monday as the steam train does not run at weekends during May. Also the ferry to Skye that would tie in with the steam train does not sail during May. Therefore boat and train can only be done using the local diesel railcar which is not the same.
I can't find anything in the time table about the steam train running during the May bank holiday weekend which is surprising.
http://www.steamtrain.info/
I can't find anything in the time table about the steam train running during the May bank holiday weekend which is surprising.
http://www.steamtrain.info/
I'm sure that's the one we had to get in January, if you're hungry when you arrive you'd better head straight to one of the few eating joints or you'll be at the back of a long que, and the next train back is that 1610.Ian wrote:Damn! I, too, had assumed it would run on a Bank Holiday Saturday. The only other option is the 1221 normal service from Corpach, arrives 1330 Malaig. Departs 1610 from Mallaig, arrives Corpach 1722.
Also most places seemed to be closed at lunchtime, but then it was January.
As I have booked for this years Scotland Bash, I thought
I might post a slide show of a day out from this site I
made a couple of years ago. If any one is interested, it's
available from the following link.
http://www.patnben.com/scotshow/scotland.htm
This does require a broad band connection and installing
a plugin called "Photodex Presenter", if you don't already
have this installed it's similar to the Flash Player but
smaller and only runs when you display a Photodex slide show.
It's not a great production and you may hate the music, but
it may encourage someone to book for the Bash.