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i think i'll beat you home again laddie

well here we are at Dumfries (south/west scotland) it's 25-27c and every second bloke has his shirt off, fair dink'em there having a heatwave , had an old woman collapse in front of me when i stopped at a small town . me and a local nurse had to make her comfortable till the ambo's arrived(heatstro...

whisky, whisky, whisky this isle loves it's water of life ,i think the babies come off the breast straight onto the whisky bottle ,8 distillers on the one little isle, and every one of them offer free drams. and as soon as you show signs of approval of their stock they hit you with another dram of ...

what a great seaside port Oban is full of old world buildings but a hub of activity .trying all different types of beer ,seems like every town has their own brew ,and of course their own brand of whiskey Oban 14yo is a fine drop, right in the heart of flavors not mild or rich nor sweet or smokey but...

had a little last week on Tiger Tees ,and was happy with his run on saturday

yes i think she's so very well balanced on a horse , wishing her a speedy recovery

good morning all , just having a peek at what races are left for the day and came across an omen bet .Scotland the Brave in the next at Pinjarra , and if you have time check out it's breeding

i said i mainly bet the place, and it has paid for my Scotland trip and continues to fund me as i speak. it's all about PROFIT. something you agree with IF you backed OWW e/w ??

went for a drive around Skye today some beautiful sites were grass paddocks turn to 50m falls strait to the sea a tough life for sheep if there not watching were they are going, you may ask about fences well not many exist on this part of the isle and the sheep are everywere,road and all, will be of...

onto Brora now and i've some great whisky in the last couple of days ,a12yo Delmore , 20yo Coal ida and my favorite a 24 yo Port Ellen. tomorrow it's off to the Isle of Skye and the village of Portree

like Masturb tipping a winner , i too had no luck finding nessie. moved onto Dornoch and staying at the Castle in the Courtroom, if you get time google it,it's something special. the winds a howlin. i think i'll be light'en the fire in the room for an early night wink wink

think of Wazn as your Grandmother that should soft'en up the olde tool

went to the Strathisla distillery (home of Chivas Regal) very interesting to see one man running the whole brewing stage . the plant runs 24/7 the men work in 6 hour shifts . the whisky was divine 12&18 yo Chivas & 12yo Strathisla yum yum yum. now in Inverness and will start the search for nessie to...

i think my omen tip Scottish Border (which has no chance) will beat him home .ark'eye laddie e can nor beat em ome

went to Dunnottar Castle , what a great site, in one battle there the scotts held off the poms for 8 months in the castle, the names of the men were kept. one fellers name was Ard Dickie ,he would have put up some stiff opposition. the rains set in, traveled to spreyside (whiskey turf) .oh happy day...

they should send him here with me in Scotland, so they can turn him in to haggis. lol

growing near dusk at the foot of the Wallace monument ,still light enough to have a kick of the footy (9.30pm) had a great dinner at the Birds and Bees tavern in Stirling with a couple of pints and a couple of drams :)))p

ha funny thing was i went to have some last night , but it wasn't on the menu?? had to settle for the kung po instead :(

what a great place Whitby is and the old Abby has to be seen close up to appreciate the work in the sandstone, off to William Wallace country tomorrow

staying a couple of nights in Mansfield, were the wife's relatives live . about 40 of them turned up for a pint at the Fairways Hotel, been drinking since 10.30am and it's now midnight. these poms don't mind a sip i can tell you,a lot of fun was to be had, a group of young blokes challenged us to an...