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Our house in the fashionable Edinburgh "west end" Middle of the block, top floor.. | |
| Xmas 2004/05 | 
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Al (Linda's father) and me on a day walk in the Peak District. Xmas day. |
| New Year 2004/05 |  |
Hiking with "the club". It's the Edinburgh Ski Touring Club... not that there's a lot of snow in Scotland. That's Linda on the left. |
| New Year. 2004/05 | 
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The club again. Eating and drinking is an integral part. |
| Jan. 2005 |  |
Skiing around Braemar, northern Scotland |
| Jan. 2005 | 
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Icebar in Stockholm. Even the glasses are made of ice. They issue you with special insulating jackets. |
| March 2005 | 
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Skiing Scottish style. Ice, rocks, high winds... if you can ski in Scotland you can ski anywhere.. |
| Mar 2005 | 
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Andrew and Linda's Galloway and Dumfries ancient monument tour. |
| March. 2005 | 
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Andrew and Linda's Dumfries ancient monument tour... continued. Caerlaverock castle. It's the only triangular castle with moat in Europe. Very special. |
| March. 2005 | 
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A Scottish Bothy. Picturesque outside, grim inside. |
| Oct. 2001 |  |
St Abbs head, Scotland, with the Duttons |
| April. 2005 |  |
Linda's 30th birthday... again. |
| April. 2005 |  |
We stayed in this "castle" in the Borders. It's actually a 18th century fishing pavilion from the days when country estates dominated the British landscape, physically and economically. |
| May. 2005 |  |
A walk up Trapain Law near Haddington. This used to be an old iron age fort. There's a popular rock climbing area on the back face. |
| May. 2005 |  |
Near Ullapool. West coast |
| May. 2005 |  |
View from Stac Polly. West Coast. |
| May. 2005 | 
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Cycle ride in East-Lothian (east of Edinburgh). Rolling plains, quiet country lanes. |
| June. 2005 |  |
The climbing team. Glen Coe |
| Jun. 2005 | 
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Glen Coe Buchaillie Etive Moor. North Buttress.Great climb apart from the rain and high winds on the (very exposed) crux pitch. |
| Jun. 2005 |  |
Sarah's Garden Party. The first of many leaving parties for our German friends Marion and Thomas (right bottom corner) |
| Jun. 2005 |  |
The Bateman invasion. |
| Aug. 2005 |  |
Andrew standing on an ancient standing stone. Mull. West Coast. |
| Aug. 2005 |  |
Day walk on Isle of Ulva, Mull |
| Oct. 2005 |  |
Corsica holiday |
| Oct. 2005 |  |
Yet another picture perfect Corsican village |
| Oct. 2005 | 
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Hike in Corsica. More ancient bridges than you can poke a stick at. Most built by the Genoese when Corsica was run from Genoa. |
| Oct. 2005 | 
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Tear gas canisters in Bastia, Corsica. The French, bless, do like a good strike and running battle with the police. It was difficult to relax with a latte when the tear gas canisters kept landing near the cafes. |
