SCOTLAND BECKONS Wed 28.10.09 17h47. News Café International Departures, OR Thambo, Johannesburg, S.A: the start of my “Scotland Odyssey". Like Homer I have no idea where this adventure is going to take me. I've got a very rough itinerary: Thurs 29-31.10 : London (York?) prelude Sun 1.11 : Edinburgh-Perth (St Andrews) Tues 3 : Perth-Fort William; Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William (train) Wed 4 : Fort William-Gairloch Thurs 5 : Gairloch & vicinity Fri 6 : Gairloch-Durness Sat 7 : Durness-Thurso (John O’Groats) Sun 8 : Thurso/John O’Groats-Inverness/Elgin Mon 9 : Inverness/Elgin Tues 10 : Aberdeen Wed 11 : ? Thurs 12 : ?-Edinburgh Fri 13 : Edinburgh-London Sat 14-15 : London (York?) postscript. It’s going to be interesting to see how differently things work out. My two primary destination are the seven-headed monument on Loch Oich and
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