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The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum

PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 1:32 pm
by Johnny Corbett
We parked on the grass verge just before a gate next to Meikle Cairn and just followed the fence line to the summit. It was a bit boggy in parts but better as we gained height. The summit area is nice and rocky and ideal for a lunch stop. We didn't stop as it was pretty windy up at the trig point and returned to the car for a visit to the Transport Museum.
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I want one of these

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My mum had one of them

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My dad had one of them

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Maybe i could afford one of these

Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum

PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:34 pm
by litljortindan
Good to see a Buck report. One of our locals but only been up once.

Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum

PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:53 pm
by Ian Johnston
Hi Johnny,

did you find the Pictish symbol incised into the rock near the summit? The Buck is an ace viewpoint, perhaps at it's best when everything is frozen solid :wink:

PS - Your last three reports are making me very jealous; I live just outside Alford and am in the middle of a four month spell of working away....

Kind regards

Ian

Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum

PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:48 pm
by Johnny Corbett
litljortindan wrote:Good to see a Buck report. One of our locals but only been up once.
Thanks
Ian Johnston wrote:Hi Johnny,

did you find the Pictish symbol incised into the rock near the summit? The Buck is an ace viewpoint, perhaps at it's best when everything is frozen solid :wink:

PS - Your last three reports are making me very jealous; I live just outside Alford and am in the middle of a four month spell of working away....

Kind regards

Ian
Hi Ian, no i didn't know about the symbol, wish i had as would have looked for it. We had 4 days of very enjoyable walks during our stay, cheers.

Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum

PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 7:47 pm
by BlackPanther
I absolutely loved Alford Museum! Great that one can get into some of the vehicles. Do they still have the "penny farthing" bicycle you can sit on and pose for pictures?
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Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum

PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:02 am
by mrssanta
and the tank you can sit in?

Re: The Buck and a visit to Alford Transport Museum

PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:00 pm
by Johnny Corbett
BlackPanther wrote:I absolutely loved Alford Museum! Great that one can get into some of the vehicles. Do they still have the "penny farthing" bicycle you can sit on and pose for pictures?
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It's still there, along with some very uncomfortable looking bikes, but it wasn't available for any poses. :D
mrssanta wrote:and the tank you can sit in?
I don't remember a tank but there was a Mack truck which Aberdeen council used as a snow plough for years before retiring it to the museum and it was available for posing :D