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Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)

Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)


by SusieThePensioner » Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:11 pm

Date walked: 10/10/2011

Distance: 0.5 km

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Re: Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)

Postby SusieThePensioner » Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:50 pm

kinley wrote:You got some great moody photos there.


Thanks, I was lucky with the weather :D

kinley wrote:Well worth a boat trip from there on a good day.

The boats were only able to go on one day during the week we were there as it was too windy and the sea too rough!
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Re: Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)

Postby Belgian_Hiker » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:48 pm

Amazing pictures Susie !
Elgol was a location used in the Lars von Trier's movie "Breaking the waves".
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Re: Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)

Postby Belgian_Hiker » Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:15 pm

if you go to 6:57, you'll see Elgol
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tJWk9CF08Q&feature=autoplay&list=UL6hqklzvElp4&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=1[/youtube]
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Re: Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)

Postby SusieThePensioner » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:52 pm

Belgian_Hiker wrote:Amazing pictures Susie !
Elgol was a location used in the Lars von Trier's movie "Breaking the waves".


Thank you and thanks also for the link on utube :D
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Re: Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)

Postby mrssanta » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:17 am

to Susie, sorry I missed it first time round, Oh My did indeed mean I liked your post.
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Re: Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)

Postby Mal Grey » Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:34 pm

Fantastic pictures there Susie! Many thanks for sharing. Elgol is a wonderful spot, and Hebridean sunsets are unbeatable anywhere.
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Re: Life's a Beach (at Elgol!)

Postby SusieThePensioner » Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:34 pm

mrssanta wrote:Oh My did indeed mean I liked your post.


Thats good, thank you, thought thats what you meant :D

Mal Grey wrote:Fantastic pictures there Susie! Many thanks for sharing. Elgol is a wonderful spot, and Hebridean sunsets are unbeatable anywhere.


Thank you. We spent the week at Elgol and I was just hoping we'd get a fantastic sunset :lol:
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