New Year meet in Scotland

[Fenlander]

To those of you who braved the rain, sleet, snow and gales and turned up it was good to meet you :You_Rock_

Warthog1981 you are a great host BTW while sitting in Patrick's kitchen last night enjoying a curry, we did think of you out there..........briefly

Here's Fast Celt and his brother watching our pheasant, and vegetable stew cooking over the fire

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Warthog chopping wood

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Toddy showing us how to make knotless, primitive netting (really good to finally meet you Mary :You_Rock_ )

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Ryans roasted apples stuffed with Terrys chocolate orange (nice one mate).......

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My humble abode for the last few days

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[JohnC]

Looks great... sorry to have missed it.. I see there was enough wood

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

I live 45mins away and feel guilty not turning up (SOTP) after looking at where you stay. Long drive.

Nick

 

[fast celt]

I had a great time and was sorry when I had to go home and I'd like to say a big thanks to every body for a really good time.

 

[MagiKelly]

Everyone is back now. I popped over for the day again today.

The site was far wetter than it has been on previous visits. In fact the water had risen a foot since I was there on Thursday.

We had a nice relaxing day today chilling out and slowly breaking camp. The big tarp certainly seems to have earned its keep. Must remember to bring it to future meets.

 

[Doc]

Funny thing, weather.

Had a good kip last night at Achray, rained a bit but cosy and dry in the tent. When I got back home today - just 25 miles away- I found my the wind had lifted my canoe, snapped the steel lock securing it, and deposited it in the farm next door. Also my HF vertical antenna, that had been up the last 4 winters without problem, came down when a guy line snapped.

Anyway, good to meet those I met, and sorry I missed those I didn't.

 

[Ryan Woods]

Fenlander thanks for sharing the photo's. Will post my piccies when I return home.

I had a good time and met some great people however fingers crossed that the next time the weather allows us to do some more activities.

Toddy your slow gin was fantastic! will you share the secret?

M9,will definitely be in contact after I return to the mainland!

 

[silvergirl]

Looks like you all had a good time,
was sorry to have missed it , but just too much going on just now.

 

[Scuba Pete]

Me and my mate are heading up there tomorrow, or should I say today. Although we will prolly get blown away.

Where starting off at baloch and planning to get the bus back from aberfoyle.

I better get to bed or I will never get up.

 

[Nikolai]

Glad to hear everyone enjoying themselves. You gits lol. Great pictures aswell!

Skal and Hail,
Nikolai the Jealous

 

[warthog1981]

To all those who braved the weather to attended the meet it was a pleasure to meet you all It was good to see some new faces
The weather was a little wild but it made it all the more interesting lol
Fenlander it was good to meet you we had home made soup and curry on the last night with nan bread to lol Thankfully the extra guy lines and bigger pegs managed to hold the big tarp down but I was still looking under my tarp every hour or so making sure it was still up. Its nice to get some sleep at last lol
That's my tarp set up in the back of Fenlanders pic of me splitting wood

 

[Fenlander]

To all those who braved the weather to attended the meet it was a pleasure to meet you all It was good to see some new faces
The weather was a little wild but it made it all the more interesting lol
Fenlander it was good to meet you we had home made soup and curry on the last night with nan bread to lol Thankfully the extra guy lines and bigger pegs managed to hold the big tarp down but I was still looking under my tarp every hour or so making sure it was still up. Its nice to get some sleep at last lol
That's my tarp set up in the back of Fenlanders pic of me splitting wood

So when do we get to see some results from your new camera mate

 

[warthog1981]

never put pics up before and I only took one lol

 

[Robby]

Just had to say thanks to everyone I met. The boys and I had a great day and will definately be coming along to future meets when we can, and have some ideas for getting out and about in the next few months. :You_Rock_

 

[Ryan Woods]

my photos (let me know if you dont want your face on the net):

I was forced to drink this... it was terrible, pure agony, awful!

...my morning view ruined by someone's tarp!

 

[fast celt]

Nice pics ryan

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Good pics, who was in the wee green tarp ?

Nick

 

[Phil562]

The big tarp certainly seems to have earned its keep.

Thats a tarp and a half there mate

Is it a Taonka and what size is it please

 

[huntersforge]

Great pics mate . I will make the effort for the next scottish meet
Would be interesting to meet some of the other members and a change from having my own solo moots

 

[MagiKelly]

Thats a tarp and a half there mate

Is it a Taonka and what size is it please

Yes and 4.5 x 4.5m polycotton one.