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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Blairgowrie July 19th 2010

We had planned to walk into the village and check out the other local pubs during our stay but it started to rain after a few days and it did not stop for the duration of our stay. We spent the rest of our time taking trips out in the car. We drove to Dundee and quite quickly drove back out again, only stopping briefly to take advantage of the glasses offer at Asda. Andy got himself two pairs of prescription sunglasses for £100 all in. If you have an Asda optician local to you take advantage of the offer until mid August - £45 a pair for designer frames with thinner lenses, anti scratch and anti glare. You could become the owner of a rather feminine pair of shades just as Andy now is - ... read more

SUNDAY LUNCH

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Blairgowrie July 18th 2010

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We woke on day two with slightly sore heads. What we craved was a good ole Sunday lunch. It took me some time but I finally convinced Andy that we could create this on the cooking appliances we had. We decided that a joint of meat was probably a bit too ambitious so settled on lamb chops instead. I have to say that with a BBQ and a microwave it is possible to knock up a lovely Sunday lunch, although our neighbours looked at us rather strangely when we lifted the lid on our BBQ to reveal Yorkshire puddings! Later that day some new arrivals picked the pitch opposite us. We watched in amazement as they spent the next few hours erecting 4 massive tents and a gazebo linking them all together until they had something ... read more

OCH AYE THE NOO

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Blairgowrie July 17th 2010

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EMMAANDY

Well at last the weather was kind to us so we upped sticks and made our way to bonnie Scotland. We thought that our welcome was a little grand for two people towing a caravan in a Rover, but it turned out that the welcome was not just for us. it would seem that they like to make a big deal of crossing the border and employ a man in traditional dress to play the bagpipes as you cross. A fair few miles over the boarder we arrived at our destination, a pleasant site a few miles from Blairgowrie . The nearest village was a few miles away but there was a pub on the entrance to the site so we were pleased not to have to walk too far for a drink. Once we had ... read more

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