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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007

Madainn Mhath!

Seo an latha aig Melodaidh - D-day! Yes today is the day that Melodaidh will be taking part in the surfing competition and we鈥檒l all be cheering on the sideline for her! Well it鈥檒l actually be on the beach but you know what I was getting at. She鈥檚 very excited and keeps referring to things as ripping and da-bomb. She also keeps referring to Munro Jnr as a little 鈥渃riddler鈥� whatever that is?

It seems that Thurso is a thoroughly historical place with a lot of history. Apparently Sir John Sinclair was the first man to record the first statistical record of Scotland in 1770 and there is a square named after him in town. He also built Thurso鈥檚 New Town in 1798. We also had a wander around the castle ruins which date back to the 1220s you know. This area was also renowned for flagstone production in the 1800s and it was flagstone from this area that paved virtually the whole of Paris. Now there are some interesting facts for you!

Co-dhi霉 I better get going and get my megaphone and get down to the beach!

Seanair

POSTED BY SEANAIR AT 09.17 AM - 0 COMMENTS

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2007

Hal貌 a-rithist! Ciamar a tha thu? Tha mise gu math agus tha mi tioram an-diugh! Chan eil mi surfadh (Mel told me this one) a-rithist!

Now it seems that Thurso is the place for me to be experimenting with new things, surfing being one of them and a Country Music Festival being another. I鈥檓 not really used to listening to the 鈥淐ountry Music鈥� but it was a very enjoyable weekend indeed. My late wife, bless her soul, used to enjoy a bit of Dolly Parton but I, myself am more of a Jimmy Shand man. Now there was a man who could get my toes a tapping. Morag seemed to thoroughly enjoy the weekend; I think she might be a bit of a line dancer in her spare time!

顿霉谤补肠丑诲补苍,

Seanair

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TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007

Abair latha! Tha an t-uisge ann an-diugh. Tha e a鈥� d貌rtadh agus tha mise fliuch.

Yes, here we are in Thurso and that little blighter, Dwelly, has got us into a right pickle of a task. Never in my life have I been on a surfboard and, after this task, I never will be again! I don鈥檛 know, these young folk and their new-fangled funny ideas. I mean don鈥檛 get me wrong, I do love the sea and there鈥檚 nothing better than a walk along the beach on a good day (apart from maybe a walk up a 鈥渂einn鈥� of course) but this surfing malarkey is a lot of nonsense. I鈥檇 like to see Dwelly himself on one, now I鈥檇 pay good money to see that!

Anyway Morag and myself intend to do a bit of historical site seeing once we get this surfing nonsense out of the way. I shall really rather enjoy that

Must go, Munro Jnr wants on 鈥渢he net鈥� - he鈥檚 not very impressed with the North so far but then again he鈥檚 always gurning about something!

Seanair

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