Monthly Archives: June 2008

Gone. An old friend to this blog looks like she will be making her last appearance on these pages for a while. Wendy has stepped down as “heed bummer” of the Scottish branch of the Labour party. With her lip … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, the Scottish summer reached a record breaking second nice day in a row. Another perfect day on the beach at Cruden Bay and a great chance to take the kites out for their maiden flights. Neil had brought … Continue reading →

On Monday the weather was much better and we could appreciate being at Cruden Bay.   After a walk and some lunch, my Dad and I went down to the rocks near the harbour to see if we could make … Continue reading →

Last night we drove up the road to Neil’s house at Cruden Bay. Neil wasn’t there because he was busy running the length of the West Highland Way which is 153Km with 4499m of ascent. He managed to smash his … Continue reading →

It was Armadale Galaday today. It’s the first time I’ve seen the Galaday for about 3 years. Stayed dry for most of the day and it was a good procession with pipe bands and the local school kids dressed up…

Yesterday me and my dad went out fishing for Seatrout on Scotlands biggest fresh water loch, Loch Lomond. It’s a bit early for Seatrout on the loch, probably would be better in another 3 weeks, but we thought we would … Continue reading →

Since I arrived back, the attention of the nation has been on Armadale with live feeds from all major news networks. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been for my benefit, it’s been because my home town was used as a trial for … Continue reading →

On Sunday I made a visit back to Scotland and gave my Dad a good surprise with the help of Neil for Fathers day. Today was my Dad’s birthday so he and I decided to climb up Ben Ledi which … Continue reading →

Last Friday was the Swedish National day and we went downtown to see the festivities. Again it was a roasting hot day and we watched from the bridge to see them release 50 000 blue and yellow balloons in-front of … Continue reading →

We were out last week at our favourite restaurant Hermans in Sodermalm. One of the best things about this restaurant is the view and because the weather was so nice we decided to sit out on the veranda and were … Continue reading →