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Birthday babe

Happy 2nd Birthday to Phoenix xxx

phoenix's first bothy trip

Phoenix was on her first bothy trip just before her birthday. Technically it was a hut we were at which required no walk in, had beds and cookers which made it a good choice to break her in. It was a long drive north passing through Inverness to the remote and beautiful Glen Affric.

The kids seem to have a sixth sense about destinations and are sick five minutes before arrival regardless of distance travelled. They both kept that tradition going on this trip.

In the pub waiting on the other members of the party: Elaine, Janette and Carol.

Ready to go a walk along the river.

Charlie and Grandad make it back from the mountain.
The girls checking out the river. These are the 'what if..' pictures of the trip.

Strawberry Cottage is five miles from the nearest public road. The last five miles are on rough track and the River Affric can rise very quickly indeed. Grandad got a burst tyre this time, last time this track destroyed his bumper, and this is in a landrover.

Just look at the autumn colours in Glen Affric it is stunning, especially the flood plain, amazing!

Elaine and Janette hiking out to their car.

Fee is knackered but slept less on the road home than the road up.

7/7 documentary.

This is an excellent new documentary about the the London Bombings (7/7). It systematically deconstructs the official narrative and looks into other British affairs such as the recent alleged plot to blow up passenger planes.

It’s good to see that people are taking more interest in this event and the peculiar circumstances surrounding it. Check this out and decide for yourselves.

kittens

A very pregnant Fred.



The birth, 5 kittens in total.


The next day though one of the all-blacks died.



Name suggestions welcome, so far we have the magical Mr. Mistoffelees.

Video bonanza

Now that this video nonsense is working, here's a picture video of Charlie's first ever bothy trip.