Contributing Member UKRay Posted April 19, 2009 Author Contributing Member Report Posted April 19, 2009 Tom, Let's be serious here. You come from Sweden. I have been to Sweden several times - the same Sweden where the houses have electrical points outside so people can plug their cars into the mains power to keep the heaters going all night. Sweden, the home of the SAAB - the car with heated seats. Comfy weather to you guys is simply anything above freezing... LOL I concede your point about the whisky. A drop of Laphroaig is the nectar of the Gods - www.laphroaig.com R. Awww I'm bawling... I was there last may (excellent weather and comfy temp) and I'm just dying to get back this May but no money to do that...the whisky...the whisky.... Gotta go have a dram right now!!! Tom Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
TomSwede Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 Ha ha yeah my opinion on comfy might be a little odd to others. Above freezing point means t-shirt and shorts;-) Laphroaig is great but I hold Ardbeg 10 for my favorite!!! I also got to taste Lagavulins oldest sherrycask whisky straight out of the cask last year. It can't be bought so that was a great experience and very much like falling in love;-) Cheers Ray!!! Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Bob Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 Ray, thanks for sharing the pics, it's really awesome to see other parts of the world. Funny things is that if you'd said you went traveling into British Columbia near Kamloops close to our house. I would have believed you. The pictures look like they were taken around here. Cheers Quote Bob Goudreault www.kamloopssaddlery.com
yaklady Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 Hey Ray, Thank you for sharing those beautiful pictures. My daughter is doing a study abroad program in London next July and will be going to Eidenberg (spelling?) as a part of the program. Maybe she will get to see some sights like this. Care to see what it's like in Conifer, Colorado right now? We had three feet of snow over the weekend, and our electricity was off for two days. We built up lots of muscles trying to free ourselves. That's a truck under the huge leaning tree! Fortunately, the tree did not break. Six others on our land did. There was so much snow, the wildlife didn't like it and came up on the deck to avoid it! He had to climb five steps to get up there. Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
Contributing Member UKRay Posted April 20, 2009 Author Contributing Member Report Posted April 20, 2009 Those pictures are awesome! You certainly live in a beautiful place. 3 days with no power eh? I start to get a bit 'edgy' in a heavy frost so, despite the views, I'd still be kinda tempted to move further south. A lot further south... like California, Arizona or somewhere dry and warm. LOL Talking of south, I think your daughter will be around a hundred miles south-east of the bits I photographed - however, they do lots of student priced coach tours from Edinburgh that run past all the lochs and mountains so she will have plenty of opportunity to see the sights. Thank you for sharing those beautiful pictures. My daughter is doing a study abroad program in London next July and will be going to Eidenberg (spelling?) as a part of the program. Maybe she will get to see some sights like this. Care to see what it's like in Conifer, Colorado right now? We had three feet of snow over the weekend, and our electricity was off for two days. We built up lots of muscles trying to free ourselves. Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
Members troy Posted April 20, 2009 Members Report Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) Ye I guess after my trip to BC that some similarities are present between the scenery (Canada and scotland)but tree's right upto the summit in many cases is a god send especially in bad weather - no where to escape to on the scottish hills; An teallach or the forge liathach south from ben nevis summit Most of these are north of Edinburgh but then most of the high mountain are but as roy said I expect there are tours to places like fort william under ben nevis but if you come to scotland from may to september - beware the mini vampires!!!!!!! Edited April 20, 2009 by troy Quote my very own world within the darkest of corners at ebay
yaklady Posted April 21, 2009 Report Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Scotland looks to be a beautiful place. Got any more pictures? I showed these to my daughter, and she's getting more excited to go. Thank you for posting them! Kathy Is Dracula small in Scotland? Edited April 21, 2009 by yaklady Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
Contributing Member UKRay Posted April 21, 2009 Author Contributing Member Report Posted April 21, 2009 I believe Troy is talking about Scotland's famous and incredibly fierce blood sucking mosquitos. Apparently a big swarm can drag you out of your car and suck you dry in a matter of seconds... The scenery is great but whatever you do don't stop to admire it! Scotland looks to be a beautiful place. Got any more pictures? I showed these to my daughter, and she's getting more excited to go. Thank you for posting them! Kathy Is Dracula small in Scotland? Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
Members jbird Posted April 21, 2009 Members Report Posted April 21, 2009 Wow I need to post pics of my area I think you will be surprised, That looks like a fishing lake to me I found my self reaching for my fly rod LOL Josh Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
yaklady Posted April 22, 2009 Report Posted April 22, 2009 I've experienced mini-vampires like that! We (my daughter and I) were camping in Montana near Yellowstone last summer. I thought the teeny tiny little bugs were going to pick us up and carry us off! Josh, you have aged a great deal since yesterday. You look as old as John Wayne now. You should do like I do and take a year off your birthdate every year. Maybe that would help! Kathy Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
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