Inveraray 28 August

I'm all excitipated.

I'd love to come, but would need to check out all the transport ramifications for travel from the north. Can you pit me down as a maybe?

Shall do, katek. Hope you can manage it.

elegran, I've looked up the distance to the Knapdale Beaver Trial and, by the shorter of two routes (the main route via Lochgilphead), it would take approximately 45 minutes from Inveraray. In principle I'd be very happy to drive some grans there.

My reservation about visiting in late August is that the midges at 6pm will be hellish! I'm probably the only one who has a midge jacket. What I would contemplate with much more equanimity is a trip there out of midge season.

Shall we postpone the beavers, then, thatbags and think about it at a future date? It would be another excuse to meet again in the west!

That's what I'm thinking too, elegran!

Bump

Dunit has started a new thread to say that she can't come on that date and about staying-over plans. I think it is at www.gransnet.com/forums/other_subjects/1217078-Meetup

I'll go back there and post linking it up to this one which has the names and so on.

At last meetup in Edinburgh we made a provisional date for meetup in the West. That date was 24th August, I can't make that date due to family now planning to visit at that time but happy to still organise trip. Would anyone interested let me know if this date still suits the majority or if we have to think of a different one. I know a couple of people would like to stay over J10 particularly keen on staying in bunkhouse (isn't that right J10) and we can geta gazunder for Marmight for her en.suite. JUST KIDDING. Need to know if still interested and how many, if any, would want to stay in Inverary. 'thatbags' has already stated that she would be prepared to give a lift to the railway station to anyone wanting to return to Edinburgh.

(Sorry had forgotten there was already a thread for this and had started a new one, will now go and delete the new one)

Are you unable to do 28 August too, dunit? That was the date I put in the thread title and the one I told soop about back in May. The thing about Inverary was that several people wanted to see soop again and she can manage to get there allright.

I'll go and look at your new thread now.

Just thinking that we could always do another not quite so far west one on a date dunit can manage and somewhere not requiring jane10 to sleep in a bunkhouse

Yes, we are not tied to doing only the Inverary one.

Thank goodness no bunkhouse!! Where would count as not so far west? Trains to Glasgow all to pot these days. The train I had to take last week went via about 10 places I'd never heard of! Rail disruption apparently to be over by end of July

Sorry thatbags you are correct it was 28th I have 24th in my mind because that's when family are travelling over and are here for 10 days. Not suggesting date change at all as I know original date suits soop As Elegran says we can have a day trip here on another date also.

Thatbags and I have resuscitated the idea of driving up to Knapdale to see the beavers while we are in Inverary. It is a 45 min drive, and the guided tour is at 6 pm, so we could go up in the afternoon (4.30ish?) and get back for a latish meal. thatbags plans to go home, but I will be staying somewhere. Is anyone else interested?

No cafe or loos, so we would need to take a drink with us, and any snacks, and have a comfort stop en route (or bring the shewees).

Hope you can make the next Inveraray or Western meetup, dunit.

Meanwhile I've been thinking further about elegran's suggestion that we combine the August trip with a visit to the beaver project at Knapdale. It's about three-quarters of an hour to an hour's drive away from Inveraray and the tours start at six so it is do-able on the same day as a lunchtime meetup.

Unless the weather is absolutely atrocious, I think elegran and I will go. I'll have at least two other seats in the car (depends whether it's a proper car or the Rattletrap, which latter will take seven passengers bumpily!). I have a couple of spare head midge nets should they be needed. One is promised to elegran already.

Also have industrial strength (what the military use) anti-midge lotion.

Anyone else wanna come and look at beavers?

haha! x posts!

Great minds think alike! (but fools seldom differ)

Just received an e.mail from Scotrail (abellio) regarding Club 50 travel throughout Scotland. If you sign up now you can get a return trip anywhere in Scotland for £10.00. Good deal even if only using for a trip to the West
( Inverary visit ! ) as that is a good saving on the normal fare.

bags I'd be keen to see the beavers. Can I bags a seat please? Elegran I'm intending to stay over. Have you looked for accommodation?
I was in Inverary last week on my return journey from Oban and realised that there was probably a bus from Glasgow. Having checked the timetable I've decided that that's how I'll get there.

I have not looked for accommodation yet, baubles. I must get started. I assume there are plenty of B&Bs around Inverary?

Consider your seat to Knapdale booked, baubles.

Tho Im not joining the trip, If you are going to Knapdale, a good option for a bit of culture is Kilmartin

www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kilmartin/kilmartin/

There are dolmens, Dunadd burial place of the kings of yore, and a nice wee village.

Also Crinan, the canal, hotel , Para Handy puffer in the basin, I hope it is still there!

I think Inverarary might be 'bus tour' country!

I second that thought on Kilmartin, a pretty place with a lovely church and interesting museum.

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