Stay at home

[Nige R]

Found this site whilst planning a trip to Skye ( my 3rd ) next week with 3 mates. Route info seems to be excellent just what is needed. Have not got the ambition or I should say fitness of some of the superstars that have posted on this site, is 25 years since I was last on The Misty Isle, have been longing for a return, but ill health ( cancer ) marriage ,kids ,work have put things off. Have always been lucky with weather in Scotland so fingers, toes, ears, legs,everything crossed for next Thurs-Sun.Will post upon return, happy mountain days everyone

[maddjock]

hey Nige, and welcome to this wonderful site...
im sure you'll enjoy it here...

[mountain coward]

Hi and welcome... glad you're getting over your serious illnesses, I'm sure you know you're doing the best thing by getting out in the great outdoors again - always beneficial to health (well, apart from joints maybe;-)

[Nige R]

cheers guys, have finally got my head around the photo upload stuff technology Eh? give me my airbus wings!

Yours truly Aonach Eagach july 1981

[canisp]

Hi Nige R and welcome to walkhighlands I hope you’ve made a full recovery from illness.
Good luck with your trip to Skye.

[Nige R]

thanks canisp, hope my fitness levels are up to the demands of skye, as my mates are all former 1st team rugby players and hatefully fit.

[Caberfeidh]

Nice rucksack in that photo. Did you have wee badges on it, cloth ones sewn on, of places you'd been?

[Nige R]

to be honest am more embarrased about the shirt, looks like I should be on "my name is earl"

[Paul Webster]

Ah, everyone used to go walking in shirts like that, you could buy them in packs at Millets

[Caberfeidh]

Now you have to go to Mr Bens, i.e. MacKays in Aberdeen for them. The Shop That Time Forgot, just across from the polis station; it stocks stuff from way back, and they never throw anything away.Clothing from the 1970s, old-style parkas and tents without groundsheets. I saw cans of dubbin in there, I swear they were from the first world war.