Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by missfixit70 » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:49 pm

Brilliant guys =D> =D> , don't know how you cram it all in 8)
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by mikexgough » Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:39 pm

Nice one again Muz & Co....... looks like you had great weather up there compared to our 2 week trip to Wales & Cornwall...... Funnily enough we were chatting about Scotland for 2011 while at the C&CC site in Chipping Norton (not as nice as your locations but another weekend away)..... The pictures are very inspirational.......
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by dogmaniac » Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:18 pm

Muzorewa wrote:
dandywarhol wrote:PS - what camera do you use?
Just a Fuji S5600 mostly in 'auto' mode, sometimes in natural light mode. A big zoom is a must for me :wink:

Muz Jr uses the S6500, I'll have to take a look at his pics tomorrow.
Great photos of Scotland. You are now known as the McMuz's.Thanks for the guided tour. Dogmaniac =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by scanner » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:04 pm

We're doing some of that route in September using a Hopscotch Ticket - which one(s) did you use?
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by Muzorewa » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:19 pm

It was borderline whether it would be cheaper to go for a 15-day island rover ticket but in the end we used Hopscotch 23 for the Barra/Uists/Harris/Skye section and Hopscotch 17 for the Islay/Arran section. Then we just bought tickets on the day for Mull and the other daytrips. :wink:
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by scanner » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:25 pm

We've just booked a HS20 for the Oban-Barra-Uist(s)-Skye hops - so far.

If we've time to do Harris & Lewis we might see if they'll let us add on the extra crossing.
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by MountainGoat » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:28 pm

Some trip, you did our two trips in one go with a bit extra added on. Surely your next big trip will be to the northernmost island in the Shetland Islands in 2011 to see the Northern Lights at their best.

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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by tfgibb » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:36 pm

Fantastic trip and photos !!!!


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Skipness castle, Kintyre peninsula

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Loch Tarbert, Claonaig to Lochranza

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Lochranza castle, Isle of Arran

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Brodick castle, Isle of Arran

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Caledonian Isles Brodick to Ardrossan


So, what’s the verdict on this year’s tour?

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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by Muzorewa » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:38 pm

MountainGoat wrote:Surely your next big trip will be to the northernmost island in the Shetland Islands in 2011 to see the Northern Lights at their best.

Tony
I could be tempted :wink:
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by Muzorewa » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:43 pm

scanner wrote:We've just booked a HS20 for the Oban-Barra-Uist(s)-Skye hops - so far.

If we've time to do Harris & Lewis we might see if they'll let us add on the extra crossing.
Apparently there's been a lot of bleating in the local press about the number of white buses cluttering up the wilderness, all this wild-camping may soon be much more difficult to do.
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by scanner » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:09 pm

Muzorewa wrote:
scanner wrote:We've just booked a HS20 for the Oban-Barra-Uist(s)-Skye hops - so far.

If we've time to do Harris & Lewis we might see if they'll let us add on the extra crossing.
Apparently there's been a lot of bleating in the local press about the number of white buses cluttering up the wilderness, all this wild-camping may soon be much more difficult to do.
Yes most laws and other restrictions are only the result of bad behavior by a few, but the many end up getting clobbered.
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by violetbongojo » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:30 pm

Absolutely wonderful pics. Amazing. What a fantastic holiday. Thanks for letting us see them.
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by mister munkey » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:41 pm

MountainGoat wrote: Surely your next big trip will be to the northernmost island in the Shetland Islands in 2011 to see the Northern Lights at their best.

Tony

Me too! Whens that likely to be Tony?

It could turn out to be a neon lit micro meet.

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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by dollyanna » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:48 pm

Fantastic! You have got me all even more excited about the coming months now, I'm hoping to do some weekenders to explore this country further, now i have a few ideas of where I want to go!!
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Re: Team Muz Highlands & Islands Tour 2009

Post by missfixit70 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:49 am

scanner wrote:
Muzorewa wrote:
scanner wrote:We've just booked a HS20 for the Oban-Barra-Uist(s)-Skye hops - so far.

If we've time to do Harris & Lewis we might see if they'll let us add on the extra crossing.
Apparently there's been a lot of bleating in the local press about the number of white buses cluttering up the wilderness, all this wild-camping may soon be much more difficult to do.
Yes most laws and other restrictions are only the result of bad behavior by a few, but the many end up getting clobbered.
Hopefully my green bongo'll sneak in under the radar then when I get around to going that far north [-o< :wink:
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