Thanks! I’m waiting patiently for Mike to start throwing up images. Mike? I’m
waiting patently for you to start throwing up images. <g> I need me some
Scotland, especially as we are in the very early stages of planning a return in
the spring of 2015.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Jun 14, 2014, at 2:04 AM, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks to Mike and Bob for some lovely scenery. When I get home next week
> the mono shot of Stein will join my mono desktop folder.
>
> Chris
>
> C M I Barker | Gamlingay
>
>
>> On 12 Jun 2014, at 16:15, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Our usual table was the one at the extreme left of the second photo, where
>> the coat is sticking out.
>>
>> We stayed at the Stein Inn four nights. Was Donald tending bar? He tickled
>> us both as he was extra helpful, answering in detail every question we asked
>> him, even to the point of taking us to the Skye map in the entranceway to
>> point out trails and routes. The chuckling came in because he never seemed
>> to realize he’d talked to us before. It was like we were new every time he
>> saw us, which was a lot. <g>
>>
>> A wee sunset taken from up near the church.
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12177
>>
>> Sunset at Stein Inn
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=13074
>>
>> Village of Stein
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=13077
>>
>> The church in question
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=13080
>>
>> --Bob Whitmire
>> Certified Neanderthal
>>
>> On Jun 11, 2014, at 12:32 PM, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>> The other was a church on the Waternish Peninsula which was the sight of a
>>>> famous massacre of MacLeods by MacDonalds
>>> We visited it on a typical cold, windy and overcast day. Recommended by a
>>> little book I picked up along the way. We might have otherwise missed it,
>>> at least the history part. Seems the McDonalds were always picking fights
>>> and getting their butts kicked. They really knew how to kick butt back then
>>> :) We stopped and asked a local farmer if we could park and walked out
>>> toward the tip of the peninsula. Walked until my wife's knees said turn
>>> around. Luckily the Stein Inn is nearby where we sat and watched it rain
>>> and blow and appreciated the 'dogs allowed in the pub' rule as we were
>>> missing our mutt. She likes cold, windy, rain. Especially the mud part.
>>> Still going over photos but haven't processed the church yet. Here's a
>>> couple a bit rough around the edges as the tablet screen is crappy.
>>>
>>> <http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/Scotland/DunBorrafiach_0957.JPG>
>>> <http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/Scotland/SteinInn_0422.JPG>
>>
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