Scotland 2007
16th - 22nd September 2007
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BUCG's fifth trip to Arran in five years. We had four work days and one
day off smack bang in the middle of the week so there was plenty of time
for craziness, giggling (oh yes!) and the occasional bit of productive
work.
On Monday we sped up Goatfell after Kenny the machine and spent the day
making drainage channels. Tuesday saw us rhoddie bashing in the rain with
ranger Stephen and about a million midges. Wednesday was our day off which
saw Rob and Lisa head off to look at rocks and tour the distillery and the
rest of us (Katie, Serene, Charlotte, Lizzie and me) explored the island's
shops, ate chocolates by the sea and watched the sunbathing seals. On
Thursday we had a break from our usual destruction and counted trees in
transects to track the progress of the forest's regeneration, but the
destruction continued on Friday with more rhoddie bashing and a nice big
fire which Rob tried to throw himself into but didn't quite succeed.
The cards were out most evenings but really, with Charlotte around, who
needs any other entertainment? Ranger Stephen let us explore the castle
for free, where Charlotte managed to offend the staff with a question
regarding inbreeding, then gave us a talk and a slideshow about the
island. The collective lack of knowledge was displayed during children's
Trivial Pursuit, Ormidale Hotel's pop quiz and their general
knowledge quiz (although we did come third in that one!).
See you next year!
Quotes
Oh yes, there are quotes. If there was a prize for the most quotable
person Charlotte would win hands down. See the quotes board for some classics. If you have any
quotes you'd like to add then please email them to Naomi.
Pictures
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