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Originally posted by Firenze:
... of the things we had to drink last night - Cava, Chardonnay, Burgundy, Late Harvest Muscat - none was Irn Bru.

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Sounds as if it was a good night, Firenze - were you reaching for the paracetamol and Irn Bru in the morning?

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Originally posted by Sober Preacher's Kid:
Just to prove that Canada is Little Scotland, they sell Irn-Bru here.

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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
piglet, pardon me for asking but if you don't like porage and you don't like bagpipes, are you really a Scot?

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Originally posted by Cottontail:

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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
piglet, pardon me for asking but if you don't like porage and you don't like bagpipes, are you really a Scot?

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We're allowed to hate them. No one else is.

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Thanks, Cottontail!

I like haggis, love Drambuie, laugh at Scotch & Wry and make a very decent Cranachan - am I forgiven?

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Originally posted by Cottontail:
Shetland, Shetland, Shetland, Shetland, always Shetland!

I may be a little biased in this respect!

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piglet, pardon me for asking but if you don't like porage and you don't like bagpipes, are you really a Scot?

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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:

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piglet, pardon me for asking but if you don't like porage and you don't like bagpipes, are you really a Scot?

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I don't think bagpipes are to be liked or hated; they are to fear or inspire, as they are a military weapon.

(Sioni: Dad born in Edinburgh, Scots grandmother)

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Originally posted by kingsfold:
So, I'm thinking about the possibilities of holidays this year, and where to go, and I'm thinking islands again.

What can folk recommend in terms of Scottish islands then?

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If you follow Cottontail's suggestion of Shetland I shall be very very very very very very jealous indeed. Just saying

It's been a while since we did an island, must rectify that (most recently took a boat trip round Ailsa Craig, though we couldn't land which was disappointing. Before that we were on Bute last year for Hogmanay, we liked it a lot though I must admit I prefer my islands a bit more remote). For my birthday last year I got this book which is very good for daydreaming and adventure-planning purposes. It is also very good for stroking that way when you have a really beautiful book you're really proud of

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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
... As Jo Grimond would have put it: Shetland, where the oil comes from.

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... and the sheep look worried.

Orkney is where you want to go, Kingsfold.

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Originally posted by kingsfold:
So, I'm thinking about the possibilities of holidays this year, and where to go, and I'm thinking islands again.

What can folk recommend in terms of Scottish islands then?

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It's been a while since we did an island, must rectify that

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Can't remember, are you ahead on the island bagging quota at the moment, Jack? Or am I in the lead after last year's Orkney trip?

I've been to Mull, though not Iona, and want to go back there at some point. I've also been to Arran, but don't especially want to return.

I was wondering about Islay/Jura, and also Barra (landing on the beach just has to be done!!): we've got a long weekend in June courtesy of some public holidays, so either of those options might make a nice short break.

Hmmm, Shetland... do I make Jack very very very very very very jealous? Or maybe Mull & Iona? Decisions, decisions. Mind you, I'm now thinking I may have to buy that book.

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Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
I think kingsfold might be in the lead now. Of islands I have set foot on (as opposed to sailed round), I'm now up to 5 I think (Arran, Bute, Gt Cumbrae, Harris/Lewis and Shetland).

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I think you could quite legitimately count the various Shetland Islands separately. There are over 100 of them! The sixteen inhabited ones are Mainland, Yell, Unst, Fetlar, Bressay, Whalsay, East Burra, West Burra, Muckle Roe, Papa Stour, Trondra, Vaila, Foula, Fair Isle, and the Out Skerries. You might also count Mousa, which used to be inhabited.

Depending where you've been, that should catapult you into the lead!

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Originally posted by Cottontail:
... you could quite legitimately count the various Shetland Islands separately ...

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And the Orkney ones too? In which case my tally's not bad:

Orkney: Mainland, Westray, Sanday, Stronsay, Eday, Papa Westray, the Holm of Papa Westray (!), Shapinsay, Rousay, Egilsay, Gairsay, Hoy, Flotta, Cava.

Shetland: Mainland (airport en route to Norway)

Western Isles: Skye, Harris/Lewis

Other islands (in no particular order): Newfoundland, St-Pierre, Bell Island, Iceland, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, Achill Island (Ireland), Ellis Island (New York), Sotra (Norway)

That's 26 or 27, depending on whether you count Harris/Lewis as one or two.

Still collecting ...

PS Kingsfold, I'd forgotten that you went to Orkney last year, in which case going to Shetland is permissible. Just.

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... South Ronaldsay ...

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I didn't count South Ronaldsay, Burray, Glimpsholm and Lamb Holm because they're connected to the mainland by the Churchill Barriers. That pushes my total over 30 ...

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I suspect scz would beat the lot of us hands down, and even better he's sailed to lots of them.

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Alan, I suppose the Brough of Birsay counts - after all, it's an island except at low tide.

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Originally posted by Derf:

Definitely sounds like we should have some island bagging shipmeets.

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Originally posted by Derf:
Chive, how are you m'dear? Not seen you for ages - you given up visiting this fair land, or just wisely avoiding us when you do?!

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