Edinburgh, 11th August 2017

Hope you saw the shooting stars dunit . I looked too but there are too many street lights near our house - and it was a bit cloudy, so no luck here.

Nice to see you too oldgoat and Elegran as always along with Baggs lovely company. Very interesting hearing about and seeing your journal. I hope you have some success with your research. Just about to go into the back garden to see if I can see any 'shooting stars' that should be visible. It is a beautiful clear night. Look forward to another meetup in a year or so!!! Enjoy Wednesday.

I wanted to check the height of the hills they climbed to get an idea of how old , or fit, they were. I have some OS maps at home so I'll have a look at them tomorrow.

I want to copy it first and read the copy so that I am not handling the exercise book too much, but I read bits as it emerges. They did a lot of travelling, and a fair bit of tramping up hills too. Everything seems to have been absolutely wonderful, stylish hotels, comfortable railway carriages (first class?) delicious meals, even sunshine!

Have you started reading the journal yet,elegran ? I can't wait for the library to open on Monday so I can carry on the search. Exciting, isn't it?

The blether just picks up where it left off the last time! Oldgoat I have been photocopying today - looks as though I shall be doing it tomorrow too.

Good to meet you dunit and to see elegran and baggs again yesterday. The longish wait for the food just gave us more time to chat and to enjoy the lovely view across to the castle. And the one o'clock gun only made us jump a bit!
Looks like you Scottish Grans are willing to travel a long way for a good blether. Hope to meet you all again soon.

I think our orders got forgotten about because we had a long wait for our main course. Not that we minded, blethering away as we were, and the food was good when it arrived. They gave us coffee for free at the end.

Lovely to see dunit, oldgoat and elegran again.

I'm sorry I'll miss the meetup next week. Have fun, folks!

there's still time to get here for next week gillybob...

Hope you have a lovely lunch today ladies. I only wish I could join you. It's been a long time.

Moment of panic there! Thought I'd got the wrong week and day. Luckily I reread Jane's post and noted the 'next week'.

Have a lovely lunch ladies. Sorry I can't join you today but will see some of you next week.

Looking forward to it too. The bar is probably the right place to meet.
Sorry I've not been posting for a few days, I've had DD and DGD here and life has been pretty hectic. I have just waved them off to the airport bus and am catching up with the rest of my social life.

Looking forward to our meet-up at the ROSL tomorrow at 12.30. Are we meeting in the bar?

Sorry that I won't be able to join you- again!
Perhaps we could have a They've Gone Back to School get together in September?

I've been wondering where you are Dunit! Sorry I'll not be joining you.

Sorry not to be seeing you Jane 10. Will try and sort name to abbreviation Elegran so little time these days. Looking forward to seeing Baggs too.

That is it booked for 12.30 on Friday 11th August for 4 people. Let's hope the weather is good so that we can see that castle.

Dunit I wish you would change your name to something I can type in full without going in and out of capitals!

A painless way to slim, Jane! Sorry you can't be there too. It's been a while since we saw you. But there's always next time . . . .

Jane8? Oh no. Have I been downsized! Sorry I can't be there.

Thanks elegran .Friday 11th it is then.

So we will make it the Friday. I am assuming lunch not coffee? I shall book a table tomorrow.

That is Oldgoat, Baggs, Dunit and Me.

I would love to go to ROSL again, It has been awhile. Can make the Friday as a BB sitting free day. But no other day.

It seems to still Friday, oldgoat *Jane8 says to go ahead with Friday, and it is actually better for me - I have my DD and DGD here earlier in the week and it will get a bit hectic.