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Old 25 November 2013, 20:46   #1
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Sunny Daze in Islay

After seven weeks without boating, couldn't miss a calm spell of weather, and managed a weekend over to Islay. One of my most favourite places.

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Another good one R. You can pick the wx.

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Another good one R. You can pick the wx.
Aye, auld biddies in the Glens stick their washing out when he drives past

Islay looks sweet - not a WAFI in sight! I see he found a Distillery
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nice - a lot nicer than when we went to Ardbeg in the 'summer'!!!!
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Aye, auld biddies in the Glens stick their washing out when he drives past
Until tonymac drives through.....
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nice - a lot nicer than when we went to Ardbeg in the 'summer'!!!!
Flat calm and sunny.
Had to slow down for a wee nippy sweetie - just to keep the cold out you understand
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After seven weeks without boating, couldn't miss a calm spell of weather, and managed a weekend over to Islay. One of my most favourite places.

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Superb. One of my favourite places too and I really must get up to the Laphroaig distillery again to visit the square foot of land I own there......
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just to keep the cold out you understand
Oh aye, purely Medicinal I'm sure...
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I hope you also has one of those venison burgers Richard - sin not too, especially with all that cycling......
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I hope you also has one of those venison burgers Richard - sin not too, especially with all that cycling......
I think he would have more than one. But hi he's on wrong island better Bambi burgers next one up. Better whisky too!!

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After seven weeks without boating, couldn't miss a calm spell of weather, and managed a weekend over to Islay. One of my most favourite places.

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Thats some fine scenery you've captured again sir, cracking track too.
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I could get my visa revoked for saying such things on the island.
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Yea you sure would!!

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