Newby G'day from Melbourne Australia

**billsides** · 12th March 17, 03:03 PM

Hi all,

Note re Newell Highway, I have travelled it often and in far less comfortable vehicles than a Falcon and experienced the horror of road trains even working in the dust off the Gibb River road, but not in a kilt. Despite this, I have danced or worn kilts at many responder's places including Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Nova Scotia and USA from San Francisco to New York and Florida, add in Scotland, New Zealand, Belgium and Mediterranean, Caribbean, Pacific cruises and Highland Games worldwide. I have travelled abroad with Clan Sinclair many times including Scotland and be at the tattoo with them then Normanby in August this year. I have worked in Townsville and worn a kilt in most parts of Australia from Darwin to Tasmania with never an issue, be it hot or cold. I only wear Scottish made 13 or 17 oz wool ones. Wear one anywhere and one thing is for sure, you will always stand out and be the centre of attention and serious kilt checks do not happen.

Bill

**tpa** · 14th March 17, 03:30 PM

A warm Scottish welcome from middle England. I am due to travel south of the equator for the first time and hit Melbourne for a day in November this year. So if you see someone in a kilt, wandering around with my wife looking lost, it could be me.

**Lady Grey** · 14th March 17, 09:42 PM

Tpa
I feel a kilt meet up is in order??

Let me know the dates and I shall be happy to organize it.

Are you here for the Melbourne Cup? If it's early Novemeber I hope you've booked accomodation as it will be impossible during the Spring Carnival to find anything.

Kilt Paaarrrtttyyyyyy

**tpa** · 15th March 17, 04:37 AM

Lady Grey, thank you very much for that. I mislead on the dates, its actually October 24th we are in Melbourne as part of a cruise starting in Sydney,where we arrive on 20th October, and ending in Auckland in November. I will PM you the details.