Hi, I undertook my first barging adventure in 2011 as can be seen from the photos on this website. I enjoyed it a lot and always planned to repeat it, this time with a few more bodies on board and no work pressures. On the last trip we set out from Upton but did not make our planned destination of Stratford-upon-Avon. After discussion we agreed to start in Stratford and aim to head towards Warwick, with the aim of visiting Warwick Castle and possibly catching...

Hi, Paid my first visit to the Island of Tiree for the 10k race. Stopped at Oban on the Friday night and caught the 0700 ferry which stops at Coll briefly en route. The weather was good for the first part of the day so got a great shot of the Clan MacLean pile of Duart Castle on the way past. Had to get sorted for the race on arrival and being on my own means I have no photos of the race. Possibly I will be able to scalp some off the net in due course. Friendly...

Hi, This is just a quick note to accompany the photos taken at the recent reunion of the Israel tour party on November 12th at the Beaufort Hotel in Inverness. Twenty nine of the original party of thirty eight were present on the night and hopefully these photos will compensate those who were not able to make the trip and take part in what was a very enjoyable experience. Thanks are due to those who submitted videos and slides for us to watch and brought along...

Hi, On Friday 18th I drove north and spent the night in Dingwall with George and Christine Harvey. On Saturday George and I took the trip north to Achiltibuie where I took part in the second Coigach Half Marathon. This would be my third half marathon this year and my fifteenth in total. The reason for taking part was partly for running but also for nostalgic reasons. My paternal grandfather Donald MacLean was a native of Altandhu, Coigach and was born here on...

Hi, Travelling to France to visit World War sites and cemeteries has been on the 'to do' list for a long time. World War 2 memories were handed down from my dad, but tended to be more of a sea faring variety as he was in the RN. However we covered WW2 very thoroughly in school, so it was a large part of my favourite subject. John MacQueen my grandfather fought in WW1 and I have his regiment book so have always intended to explore the sites where he fought as t...