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| The Usual Suspects on arrival at Kelburn Castle & Country Park |
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| Climbing the tower at the Stockade |
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| Ish & Ellie on the netting |
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| Harriet in the over 8's adventure playground |
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| ....mmmm.... CAKE..... |
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| Walking up the glen |
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| Alastair collecting rocks |
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| Ellie in the Secret Garden |
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| In the Green Man's Maze |
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| The Green Man! |
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| About to go riding |
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| Setting off from the road for fun & adventure |
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| Al & Jack help carry the gear in |
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| Camp spot |
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| Camp spot |
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| Home for the night |
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| Midge hoods essential as the wee critters begin to feast |
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| Nice evening |
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| Setting up camp |
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| Al plays 'The Lament for Mrs McTavish of Oban' on his thermarest |
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| Craig doesn't need a midge hood to deal with the midgie swarms... just a cool pair of shades |
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| Ishbel masters the art of eating giant cookies whilst wearing a midge hood |
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| Ishbel helping to carry the bags of logs from the car |
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| Fire lit (& Craig's midge hood on...) |
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| Smokin'! |
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| Sausages on the go |
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| Evening |
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| Al proudly shows off his twin-pronged marshmallow toaster |
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| Fireside fun |
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| Sea of bog-cotton |
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| Campfire smoke rising above a sea of bog-cotton |
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| Moon rise |
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| Ishbel |
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| Marshmallow toaster stick pyrotechnics |
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| Marshmallow toaster stick pyrotechnics & hot chocolates |
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| Getting late |
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| Mesmerised |
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| All smiles |
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| Jack in the glow from the fire & Ishbel's magic wand |
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| An audience with Craig |
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| Craig the raconteur |
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| "Shhhhh!!! Did you hear that?" Camp fire tales |
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| Nearly time to turn in |
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| Craig in the glow from the fire. The Reddleman! Return of The Native |
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| Lovely atmospheric lighting |
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| Jack proudly displaying his grubby, ash-marked face |
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| Al posturing |
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| Turning in for the night |
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| Ishbel still perky at midnight |
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| Settling down |
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| Getting ready for bed |
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| Away from it all |
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| Moon behind clouds with orange glow from light pollution in Glasgow 15 miles beyond the horizon |
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| Magic |
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| Midnight. The wonderful evocative thrumming of snipe could be heard regularly above the sound of the burn |
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| Breakfast! The cloud swarms of midges around the tents in the morning weren't too bad by the fire |
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| Coming to |
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| Craig's healthy option Scooby snack breakfast |
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| Dino gets his own midge hood |
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| Ceremonial burning of the bacon packets |
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| Al goes all ninja on me with the tent poles |
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| Packed up |
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| Jack checks for wildlife |
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| Me with midge hood turban & Jack |
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| Going for a wander |
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| Chillin' |
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| Helicopter rides with Alastair |
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| Heading back to the car |
