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Trees n heather n that.Saturday 30 June 2007
Edit pencil.
The edit pencil has come back and all I did was clear the cache and temp. folders, I don't know.
Re. the photies. the wigwam shot was from the camp site at the Aviemore music festival, called Outsider.
The Outsider is unlike any other festival. So says promoter Pete Irvine of Unique Events, who hopes it will take the idea of the music festival forward.
It has certainly made an excellent start. There might have been top-class headliners such as K T Tunstall and Crowded House over the weekend, but music was just one part of the festivities.
The setting of the Rothiemurchus Estate near Aviemore, always popular for outdoor activities, was used over the weekend for organised walks, bike runs and events to highlight environmental issues. The festival's green credentials were good, with revellers given easy options to choose public transport and recycle every part of their organic and Fairtrade food and drink intake. Not one scrap of litter could be seen. There were also environmental debates and cinema presentations on green issues. Like any wet festival, however, the land was churned into a sea of mud, and it's only once the last truck has left that the potential to make this an annual event can be decided.
The music was undoubtedly the main attraction for most. As impressive as each night's headliners were, the weekend's stand-outs were Americana wunderkind Willy Mason on Saturday; and on Sunday the return of Justin Currie, with a watertight band (handy here) and a set of promising new material as well as Del Amitri favourites.
For those who would rather have a laugh after a hard day's mountain-biking, Karen Dunbar, Craig Hill and James Campbell, with his comedy for kids, were among the stand-ups in The Bothy.
The festival had capacity for just 10,000 a day, and 9000 braved each, despite the mud bath. The feeling was of being at the beginning of something. Keeping it this size may be difficult.
The Herald.
Me.
You would not know about this festival if you are a BBC fan as the BBC was swamped with Glastonbury coverage, http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/06/today_at_glastonbury.html
after all if you have over two hundred staff there you have to justify it, ( all those claims for green wellies,) but did we see Aviemore on the telly in Scotland, not much. So much for the BBC charter, reflecting the cultural diversity of the UK. London centric and irrelevant to Scotland. We will soon be getting Wimbeldon rammed down our throats on BBC 1 and 2. BBC Scotland have no budget for sport in Scotland and by God it shows. Shinty is one of the oldest team sports in the world, but it is on the wrong side of the border. Cricket makes the national news headlines on BBC News when ever the England team play as if it was the first and last thing on the planet. I am going to start a petition to scrap the licence fee in Scotland. I pass the new BBC shed on Pacific Quay every day, it is the ugliest building in Glasgow, out of proportion to all around it and sticks out like a boil on the end of your nose. For all the programme output we now get from BBC Scotland they could run it from a Portakabin.
On the BBC again, I was shocked to see the attack at Glasgow Airport today. BBC had an endless loop of some dodgy mobile phone video running, with really amateur reporting, whilst CNN had a camera across the road in the Hotel with almost live footage and comment from a Herald journalist, smart slick and professional. The BBC were left looking cheap and nasty which they are. We do live in very dangerous times, thanks Tony and George, be careful and vigilante people. I'm so relieved that our eldest son Duncan is out of the RAF, he has just passed his CPL and is about to become and Airline Pilot, good luck son.
More Aviemore.
Harley Davidson -Thunder in the Glen.
Thunder in the Glens returns to Aviemore for 2007, bigger and better than ever. Throw on your leathers and jump on your Harley for Scotland's favourite Harley Davidson festival. Superb scenery, the fabulous ride here, excellent hospitality and lots to do and see. Don't miss the mass ride out on the Saturday when over 2,000 Harleys take to the street and head for the picturesque Strathspey town, Grantown-on-Spey. Bike show, Chapter games, trade stalls and all the usual fun and frolics will be going on.Start Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007End Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007Town: Aviemore & Grantown-on-SpeyPrice: n/a
The Outsider is unlike any other festival. So says promoter Pete Irvine of Unique Events, who hopes it will take the idea of the music festival forward.
It has certainly made an excellent start. There might have been top-class headliners such as K T Tunstall and Crowded House over the weekend, but music was just one part of the festivities.
The setting of the Rothiemurchus Estate near Aviemore, always popular for outdoor activities, was used over the weekend for organised walks, bike runs and events to highlight environmental issues. The festival's green credentials were good, with revellers given easy options to choose public transport and recycle every part of their organic and Fairtrade food and drink intake. Not one scrap of litter could be seen. There were also environmental debates and cinema presentations on green issues. Like any wet festival, however, the land was churned into a sea of mud, and it's only once the last truck has left that the potential to make this an annual event can be decided.
The music was undoubtedly the main attraction for most. As impressive as each night's headliners were, the weekend's stand-outs were Americana wunderkind Willy Mason on Saturday; and on Sunday the return of Justin Currie, with a watertight band (handy here) and a set of promising new material as well as Del Amitri favourites.
For those who would rather have a laugh after a hard day's mountain-biking, Karen Dunbar, Craig Hill and James Campbell, with his comedy for kids, were among the stand-ups in The Bothy.
The festival had capacity for just 10,000 a day, and 9000 braved each, despite the mud bath. The feeling was of being at the beginning of something. Keeping it this size may be difficult.
The Herald.
Me.
You would not know about this festival if you are a BBC fan as the BBC was swamped with Glastonbury coverage, http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/06/today_at_glastonbury.html
after all if you have over two hundred staff there you have to justify it, ( all those claims for green wellies,) but did we see Aviemore on the telly in Scotland, not much. So much for the BBC charter, reflecting the cultural diversity of the UK. London centric and irrelevant to Scotland. We will soon be getting Wimbeldon rammed down our throats on BBC 1 and 2. BBC Scotland have no budget for sport in Scotland and by God it shows. Shinty is one of the oldest team sports in the world, but it is on the wrong side of the border. Cricket makes the national news headlines on BBC News when ever the England team play as if it was the first and last thing on the planet. I am going to start a petition to scrap the licence fee in Scotland. I pass the new BBC shed on Pacific Quay every day, it is the ugliest building in Glasgow, out of proportion to all around it and sticks out like a boil on the end of your nose. For all the programme output we now get from BBC Scotland they could run it from a Portakabin.
On the BBC again, I was shocked to see the attack at Glasgow Airport today. BBC had an endless loop of some dodgy mobile phone video running, with really amateur reporting, whilst CNN had a camera across the road in the Hotel with almost live footage and comment from a Herald journalist, smart slick and professional. The BBC were left looking cheap and nasty which they are. We do live in very dangerous times, thanks Tony and George, be careful and vigilante people. I'm so relieved that our eldest son Duncan is out of the RAF, he has just passed his CPL and is about to become and Airline Pilot, good luck son.
More Aviemore.
Harley Davidson -Thunder in the Glen.
Thunder in the Glens returns to Aviemore for 2007, bigger and better than ever. Throw on your leathers and jump on your Harley for Scotland's favourite Harley Davidson festival. Superb scenery, the fabulous ride here, excellent hospitality and lots to do and see. Don't miss the mass ride out on the Saturday when over 2,000 Harleys take to the street and head for the picturesque Strathspey town, Grantown-on-Spey. Bike show, Chapter games, trade stalls and all the usual fun and frolics will be going on.Start Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007End Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007Town: Aviemore & Grantown-on-SpeyPrice: n/a
The trailer on my bike is for Kipper, when we are on the main road, she was not impressed, but had her picture taken by lots of people. She preferred fetching sticks from Loch an Eilen.
Maureen and Kipper on the Strathspey steam train at Aviemore waiting to go to Boat of Garten. Maureen is not wearing a red hat, that is the no smoking sign, some photographer me.
The sign outside the Hostel in Glen Feshie says "free porridge," see what happens when we have an SNP government, all the hills will be doon the way.Problems
I am having trouble editing this as can be seen by the spelling mistakes. There was a quick edit pencil icon on the page which has gone and despite my many attempts it will not come back, I have asked a question on the google blog help group, and I see others have had the same issue but no sensible reply as yet. If any one knows how to resolve this please do get in touch. In the meantime here are some photies.
Back from a wee break.
Been away for a week in Aviemore, got back last Sunday, and then got back to work Wedensaday. I know it's Saturday! Here goes any way with an update, the weather has been grim, flooding in S. Yorkshire, it seems the best job to have these days is on a boat. It is rumoured that Alec has been seen with plans for an Ark.
I have not taken any river shots since I came back but will take my camera tomorrow and get going again. The Waverly is back up river so should get a few of her.
In the meantime I will post a few from our break.
I have not taken any river shots since I came back but will take my camera tomorrow and get going again. The Waverly is back up river so should get a few of her.
In the meantime I will post a few from our break.
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