First pic attempt from Scotland

**kiltedflyman** · 30th May 07, 12:33 PM

Dirk Skene- The boat is 63' long and 7' wide and weighs about 30,000lbs with a single diesel engine and a tiller. You go no more than 4 mph on the canals and it is GREAT! Beautiful countryside with cows, sheep, ducks, and swans all along. We went from Falkirk eastbound towards Edinburgh and stayed overnight tied up along the way.
C152Towser- The Utilikilt was the better choice for Canalboating for sure with having to kneel down to reach into the engine space. It was a bit brisk out and we had quite a bit of rain. That didn't slow us at all, just modified our clothing choices.

Later,
Mo

**McClef** · 30th May 07, 12:40 PM

You must have seen the Falkirk Wheel then!

**Arlen** · 30th May 07, 12:59 PM

Wonderful pictures. Looks like you two had a fantastic time.

**CelticRanger66** · 30th May 07, 01:07 PM

Great pictures! Can't wait to see the rest!!

**JayFilomena** · 30th May 07, 02:27 PM

I am jealous. What a great time of year to be in Scotland. How long were you there for?

**kiltedflyman** · 30th May 07, 05:32 PM

We were in Scotland from the 7th through the 18th of May.
Here's a few more pics. I think I'm getting the hang of posting pics. Hope it lasts. I think the pics are clickable.

Even more later,
Mo

**kiltedflyman** · 30th May 07, 07:09 PM

Oops, I guess the picture titles didn't carry over from Photobucket. I'll fix that on my next post.
The first pic is our attempt at a "staged photo" of me Utilikilting on the canal.
Then some of Rob Roy's grave.
The oldest pub in Scotland, good food too.
Some more canal shots.
Hope I got these right.

Later,
Mo

**Skweres** · 30th May 07, 07:58 PM

wonderful pics! it looks like it was an amazing trip, i dream of visiting it one day

**Pour1Malt** · 31st May 07, 12:02 AM

griet pics!- ta fur sharin them.

the Clachan luvs tae claim it is the auldest pub in Scotland...

it is no e'en close!

the auldest is The Sheep Heid Inn... 1360..

Clachan is 1734....

there arr fower in Dumfries much aulder...they were established 1590, 1610, 1620, an' 1630....

**cessna152towser** · 31st May 07, 04:38 AM

Excellent pictures. I like the one taken with flash inside the longer and older of the two canal tunnels. Many years ago I was one of a small group who rowed a boat through this tunnel as part of an adventure course, during the years when the canal was derelict. We had intended to row all the way through the tunnel and then eastwards a further 2 miles to Polmont, but after we had successfully got through the tunnel the boat became stuck in the mud and the reeds and we ended up carrying the boat along the towpath the rest of the way. Since the canal re-opened again to navigation I've been through the tunnel again on a passenger boat - the eleven mile trip from the basin at the bottom of Falkirk Wheel to Linlithgow took around five and a half hours.