Greetings from Devon

**sporranlegionaire** · 9th June 07, 12:22 AM

Hi from glorious Devon, UK.
I couldn't sleep much last night, and at about 3.30 am I decided to do a bit of surfing. Glad I did as I found this forum!
My kilt wearing activities actually only started a few months ago, but I now wish I'd adopted them much sooner in life. I've no ancestry that I know of to give me a reason for donning a kilt. I just enjoy their comfort for outdoor activities like hiking.
A few years ago I started to learn the accordion (I'm already a keyboard player of some 50 odd years). So now the kilt goes well with my attempts at Scottish reels and jigs when I entertain friends. I always felt something was missing!
Living within earshot of the practice location for the North Devon Pipers, yesterday evening I was sat in my back garden with a chilled can of beer listening to their great music wafting across the fields to me. Who needs CDs when you have the real thing on your doorstep!
An introductory photo was posted last night, taken during a ramble up in Wales a few weeks back. I hope to post more photos showing some of the fantastic scenery hereabouts - great kilt wearing country, yet so far I seem to be the only guy bold enough to sport one. What people think I've no idea

- or much care for that matter

. Maybe it'll start a trend here in Devon.

**Big Mikey** · 9th June 07, 12:54 AM

A hundred thousand welcomes from western Canada!

**McClef** · 9th June 07, 01:37 AM

from South Wales, just a little to the north of Devon!

**cessna152towser** · 9th June 07, 03:07 AM

from the Scottish Borders.

Ah glorious Devon. My wife is a McConnell and though she's from Glasgow her family are widely scattered. One of her cousins served in the navy at Plymouth, married a Devon lass, and settled in Exeter, so we have often combined holidays in the south west with family get togethers. In my younger, more athletic days, I've ran the Exeter half marathon and hiked the old railway route from Barnstaple to Braunton and from Barnstaple through Bideford and Torrington to Meeth.

**Robin** · 9th June 07, 03:13 AM

Welcome!

**B Hall** · 9th June 07, 05:19 AM

welcome from Ohio

**BEEDEE** · 9th June 07, 05:23 AM

from coastal North Carolina

Brian

**Freelander Sporrano** · 9th June 07, 05:36 AM

Welcome to X ..From Norway.

**Kiltferone** · 9th June 07, 05:41 AM

Welcome aboard from another newbie! Now you need to buy some fresh scones and clotted cream and throw it really hard over to me here. That stuff is to die for!