It was a blast!....hetter'n blazes, but great.

Thomsec, we shook hands briefly, but I didn't realize you an on an X-Kilt! Now I gotta see this, it got a rave reviews from everyone.

Tim C is da Man with the caber, he turned it on his first toss. I managed a good pic on my third toss and almost got a turn...and 80-degree'er. He also did extremely well on the weight for height, and placed 2nd I think..

My cetificate has a goof in it, I actually cleared 10 feet in the weight over the bar..

Highland Games with the rabble is always a good time, and Gene and Ruth of the MacNaughtons are wonderful.

Great shots Jamie I wish I could have been there

Hey everyone that came out - thanks for the support! It was a blast to compete and you made me feel like I was infront of a hometown crowd. Wish I could have stayed around a bit longer afterwards, next time perhaps.

-Tim

Excellent photos. Thanks for sharing the day. Wish I could have been there. X-markers really know how to have great kilted days out.

Excellent pics, thanks for sharing! I wish we could have made it over for those games as well.

I love the way the Wicked Tinkers come out into the audience to get the kids involved. :D

Looks like great fun was had by all. (B)(B)

And way to go Alan and Tim! :clap:

Meet your XMarks contingent of highland athletes, TimC and Alan H:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...2_athletes.jpg


Alan throws weight (just about to launch it here):

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...an_weight2.jpg


And watch out for his wicked hammer:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...lan_hammer.jpg


TimC turns the caber:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7..._Tim_caber.jpg


Next day, Alan reverts to "Teacher" mode, showing pint-sized athletes how to toss pint-sized cabers. Besides, these cabers he was able to turn himself. :lol:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...th_Teacher.jpg


Next, more pics and video.

Our young, kiltwearing friend, Casey, especially liked the dance competitions, and especially one dancer in particular. (Ah, Spring is such a wonderful time.)

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...th_dancers.jpg


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...th_Dancers.jpg


A kilt fitting took place for one of our members. A minor modification was identified before the kilt, in his family tartan, could be completed. He became quite adept at kilt-changing in public:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e7..._johnstone.jpg

In a follow-on session, he was taught how to hand-fringe his tartan fly plaid.

Other activities:

Swapping fabrics for X-kilts,
Camping out,
Swapping lies :) ,
Visiting in clan tents,
Clan marches,
Piping competitions,
Working animal demonstrations,
Musical entertainment of all sorts,
Meeting other XMarksTheScot members,
and on and on...

Thanks for posting all the pics, gang. I really appreciated everyone dropping by the UK booth (and of course special thanks to WalkerK for the life saving :pint:)

Like so many, I came across Xmarks when I was doing Internet research trying to decide on my first kilt. Little did I know I'd end up with over a half-dozen kilts, and even more new friends :rock:

I had some rewarding experiences this weekend getting men out of their pants and into a kilt for their first time, and told several about the great source of info and support to be found here.:toast:

Best regards,

Jake

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

Brian