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November 14th 2008

Published: November 20th 2008

Following the vast quantities of beer consumed at Oktoberfest, it was time to let my liver recover, and actually spend 5 days of a week at work. Thankfully I couldn’t stick to it for too long, and 5 weeks after Oktoberfest, I was off for 9 days in Scotland for a sport weekend followed by a 6 day tour through the Isle of Skye and the Highlands. But first, in the 5 weeks before Scotland, I made s... Read Full Entry

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James Kemp

Mr Leeds United

Hey all, i'm James from the extremely talented sporting nation of New Zealand. I'm a world explorer, who has raised funds for this expedition by working in Finance for a few years. Since conquering the Middle East and alot of Europe on my way to the UK, I have settled in London for the time being to earn some pounds to fund even more adventures back over the English Channel into Europe, South America and generally anywhere that takes my fancy. Since moving back to New Zealand the adventures have slowed but by no means are they over. Stay tuned for the next exciting adventure............ ... full info

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Before the swim

The Mad 3 (Vicki, Cher and I) before getting in the 4 degree waters of Loch Ness

Running into the water

It was cold

Getting out of the water

About 30 seconds after getting in

After the swim

After drying off, we all warmed up really quickly and the cold didn't effect us for a good few hours. Whether it was the body in shock or the fact the water was colder than the air, I don't know.

Carnasserie Castle

It was here I learnt that there are no trespass laws in Scotland so places like this are fair game to anyone who wants to see them. So we played hide and seek around the inside of he castle ruins! Great fun!

Me at the ancient stones

Which, like every set of standing stones in Britain, were placed upon 'wey lines' (energy lines that go around the Earth). Very mysterious.

Dunadd Fort

Me with great views over the countryside

Loch Lomond

One of the most beautiful places in Scotland

Loch Lomond #2

This is where the song "I'll take the low road, you take the high road" comes from. It's actually a very sad song, but I won't go into the details here.

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