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Day 11 …. “Cawdor Revisited”

July 13th, 2006

Hi Guys….

We awoke today to the dull distant tones of….. (drumroll) The Tweenies! WTF …..our Girly Card Room back at Aviemore turned out to be right overlooking the kids entertainment area… some days life can suck even in Aviemore… Tweenies are now oficially evil creatures especially at 9:00am!

Todays trip was to Cawdor Castle which is a very nice castle up near Nairn and it was at Cawdor Castle by the river just 10 months and 1 day ago that Steven asked Cat for her hand in marriage and of course if you’re upto-date with the blog you’ll know she said yes… scary times though.

If you have never been lucky enough to visit Cawdor Castle then you should make time and take a trip up there… it’s a totally chilled atmosphere and still also a family home for the winter months and you’ll love it if you take time to take it all in and kick back and take time to enjoy the gardens which are very cool.

The other bonus relating to Cawdor Castle is that there is a Organic/Freerange Pig farm on the road leading to/from the Castle and the Pigs and Piglets are very cool and its worth stopping for a little chit-chat, maybe compare reciepes and take some group piggy photos with them…. when we eventually get the farm we want… pigs are defo on the list of ‘none-edible’ pets we will be inviting to live with us.

On our return to Aviemore we went for a few beers around ‘town’(street) and as usual Scotland had finished serving food at 9:00pm which is actually quite late for some areas!…

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A Quick Aside….
During our travel around the Scottish Highlands we’ve learnt the following…
1. Don’t forget the midge cream.
2. Don’t expect to eat after 9:00pm (7:00pm in some places).
3. Many shops don’t serve fresh fruit and veg nor skimmed milk.
4. Don’t expect to buy petrol after 9:00pm (7:00pm in many places).
5. Some petrol stations still won’t let you use the pumps and one you have to ask in the local hotel for service.
6. Bunnies are not in short supply in Scotland… they’re everywhere which is good… bunnies rock!
7. Some parts of Scotland are like the Emerald City…. you think they are just around the next bend but they never are.
8. In the distant past many folk here liked to hunt wild animals with guns(that’s fair) stuff them and brag about it.
9. Coos…. the favorite of many weary traveller are oficially in very short supply… finding authentic Coos is very difficuly.
10. Scottish folk are in the main very friendly and accommodating folk!
11. Scottish pub singers do not know any Slipknot …but they are forgiven for now until we heckle ye once again
12. If you take a trip to Scotland make sure you pack adequate Duck Tape as you will need it to rebuild many parts of your vehicle.
13. Steven cooked and didn’t burn down the camper van (for those who know Stevens reputation for kitchen fires then you know this is good).
14. Clive-O is a star and deserves some TLC and some time out when we get home.
15. Don’t expect to recieve Freeview in a camper in the Highlands as it aint happening.
16. People in Scotland will do almost ANYTHING to sell a car. (see photos).
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cont’d… …we managed a few beers and wen’t back to the hotel, ordered breakfast blogged and that’s all folks… catcha tomoz…. todays photos are here.

C+S

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