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Title: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Sbom on August 01, 2016, 03:55:49 pm
Sat on the terace on the shore of Loch Long in Scotland.
Its absolutely beautiful!!
Fishing,  Kayaking and generally having a rest from anything farm /work related  :sunshine:
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Womble on August 01, 2016, 04:00:51 pm
Cool!  Are the mackerel in yet?  :)
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Sbom on August 01, 2016, 04:02:48 pm
Yep.. catching tons from a rod on the kayak!
Luckily i packed my smoker so just had fresh smoked mackerel... yum yum
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Womble on August 01, 2016, 04:29:16 pm
Superb!  Here's a wee blog post (http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?5700-A-short-Long-Trip) from one memorable trip I made there, er, a decade ago now  :o. Of course that was in my footloose and fancy free pre-smallholding days  ;D
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Sbom on August 01, 2016, 05:08:45 pm
Thats fab,  we've seen seals,  porpoises and also caught little red fish!
Weather gorgeous  :sunshine:
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on August 01, 2016, 05:14:08 pm
I am feeling really envious right now, weathers terrible here :roflanim: Hope you have a nice time and all the best, sounds fab!
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Ina on August 01, 2016, 05:48:27 pm
You already seem to have done more than I ever have - and I've lived in Scotland for the last 19 years... Yes, it's a beautiful place, isn't it?! Hope the rest of your holiday goes just as well! :sunshine:
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Fleecewife on August 01, 2016, 05:55:49 pm
Quote from: Sbom on August 01, 2016, 03:55:49 pm
Sat on the terace on the shore of Loch Long in Scotland.
Its absolutely beautiful!!
Fishing,  Kayaking and generally having a rest from anything farm /work related  :sunshine:


Apart from coming on TAS  :roflanim:
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: oor wullie on August 01, 2016, 07:36:19 pm
I know your feeling.

I am spending a week at the college near Armadale in Skye.  Looking out over the sea towards Knoydart on one of the nicest days of the year so far,  watched some folk catching mackeral this evening so I will get my rod out tomorrow and see if I can get enough to salt and pickle.

Life isn't too bad......
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: shep53 on August 01, 2016, 08:22:48 pm
Glad your having a good time I'm not far away on loch fyne
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 01, 2016, 10:32:46 pm
Dan, we need an envy emoticon.
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Sbom on August 03, 2016, 03:52:08 pm
We had the most AMAZING storm last night.... thunder and lightening of epic proportions lighting up the whole of the loch and surrounding mountains!!
The house we are staying in has a three sided glass living room so at two this morning we were all watching the show... all be it slightly terrified :-)
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Jukes Mum on August 03, 2016, 04:22:38 pm
Where is that Envious emotithingy?
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Womble on August 03, 2016, 04:57:15 pm
According to our neigbours, we had the same thing Sbom. A friend's horse got through three layers of electric fence and has really hurt one of her ewes too  :(

Mrs Womble and I slept through the entire thing!  :D
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: lord flynn on August 03, 2016, 05:13:10 pm
I'm another that missed the darned storm-and I was up at 1.30am with the pup! love a good storm.
Title: Re: holidaying in Scotland
Post by: Sbom on August 04, 2016, 04:19:47 pm
And just to top off an amazing holiday... a submarine went past at breakfast time!!!