Loch Achray Meet
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Hey Guest, Early bird pricing on the Summer Moot (29th July - 10th August) available until April 6th, we'd love you to come. PLEASE CLICK HERE to early bird price and get more information.
MagiKelly
Making memories since '67
I doubt I will be able to make any date in September or October but if there is anything approaching a consensus on a date I can check availability and book the site.
MagiKelly
Making memories since '67
The school October week by any chanceI'll be in Dubai
Hey John,are you saying you would rather be in Dubai than spending a few nights at Achray with us
MagiKelly
Making memories since '67
Hey John,are you saying you would rather be in Dubai than spending a few nights at Achray with us
That depends on the midgies
MagiKelly
Making memories since '67
That should be up as a sticky
I agree but since I am not going it seems cruel for me to pick the date
to see whos all interested?
D'you think we could make the end of October one at Loch Tay instead? Beautiful place, loo and shower available ideal site for canoes, masses of trees, logboats to be made, crannog to be visited......
cheers,
Toddy
ideal site for canoes, masses of trees, logboats to be made, crannog to be visited......cheers,
Toddy
Input anyone? Good? Bad? Too far? Not enough midgies?
I think Toddy's idea is a great one.
Was sörry not to make it a wee while ago, had hurt myself and missed a lot that weekend. Think that taking the crannog tour would make an excellent sideline for a meet and the loch(and river) would keep the paddlers happy for a few days.
I think Toddy's idea is a great one.
Was sörry not to make it a wee while ago, had hurt myself and missed a lot that weekend. Think that taking the crannog tour would make an excellent sideline for a meet and the loch(and river
) would keep the paddlers happy for a few days.
Sounds like a plan to me! Achray has its benefits, but it's not the greatest camp site it the world. Or even in Scotland...
What's the deal with the woodland in the area of the Crannog Centre? Suitable for a bunch of axe-wielding maniacs?
Achray has its benefits, but it's not the greatest camp site it the world. Or even in Scotland...What's the deal with the woodland in the area of the Crannog Centre? Suitable for a bunch of axe-wielding maniacs?
jings end of October is a bit late, you guys must be gnarly!
I'll pack an extra blanky, sounds good.
Alan
I'll pack an extra blanky, sounds good.
Alan
Needn't be the end of October, can be any time that suits Toddy and the folk at the crannog. I was just chucking dates about for the sake of it.
Gnarly, erm, perhaps, personaly I'm toying with joining the underblaket buy this time.
Think it's all cool for the woods Dunc. Reports from the last visit sounded ideal.
Don't know what the arrangements are but I'm happy to pay camping fees if there are any and if a bunch of us pay for the tour it could work out to be quite a good arrangement for the crannog too.
Gnarly, erm, perhaps, personaly I'm toying with joining the underblaket buy this time
.Think it's all cool for the woods Dunc. Reports from the last visit sounded ideal.
Don't know what the arrangements are but I'm happy to pay camping fees if there are any and if a bunch of us pay for the tour it could work out to be quite a good arrangement for the crannog too.
Okaay, the group who went last time did good
They loved us 
Actually I think it was as much the things we did, and do, that they really liked, and they'd like more please
There's a piece of land on the oppostie side of the loch that will eventually become an Archaeological Research Centre but at present it's available through a keyed access barrier to us at an arranged meet. The alternative is the narrower foreshore alongside the road leading to the crannog itself.
Think lightly wooded foreshore but with good parking nearby, and you won't be far wrong on the site. No problem with fires or water, and if a few hardy souls get busy on the log boats we'll have more than ample firewood too
It's a gigantic loch, there's enough room to spread out and use the site as a central meeting area if wanted. The oldest creature in Europe lives just around the corner at Fortingall. http://www.perthshirebigtreecountry.co.uk/index.asp?pg=26
In the height of the tourist season it might not be as pleasant as might be but by the start of Autumn it's quiet and peaceful again.
I went up on Monday with Eric Methven and he just about wanted to move in
Oh, and the Crannog folk would like archery too this time if possible
, flint knapping would also go down well. I'll find out about fishing licence stuff, and we've been promised a fire night on the crannog; the impromptu concert last time was very good indeed.Right now is the middle of the underwater archaeology digging season, but when that's by I'll get hold of folks and start firming up dates. If there's a particularly suitable weekend I'll aim for that.
atb,
Toddy
