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1st November 08, 04:40 AM
#1
Bladnoch Distillery
Leaving Threave Castle I rode the Goldwing on to Wigtown which besides being close to the distillery is also known as "Scotland's Book Town" due to the number of its bookshops.
The Mercat Cross.

The former County Building.

The Goldwing parked against the backdrop of Wigtown buildings.

After taking the wrong direction due to confusing signposting and returning to Wigtown for directions I finally got to the distillery.

They love using old casks for decoration.

The Goldwing in the distillery car park.

More old casks.

More to come!
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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1st November 08, 05:14 AM
#2
What a treat. In the US you can't find the quaint old distilleries. We have giants like Makers Mark, Jim Beam, etc... They are all huge and a tour is usually seeing mass production lines like Budwiser.
Wallace Catanach, Kiltmaker
A day without killting is like a day without sunshine.
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1st November 08, 05:52 AM
#3
Great pics! It looks like a great little road trip. Nice bike, too. The Goldwing seems like it's as big as most British cars!
[B][U]Jay[/U][/B]
[B]Clan Rose[/B]-[SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Constant and True[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][I]"I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins; In a brand new pair of brogues to ramble o'er the bogs and frighten all the dogs " - D. K. Gavan[/I][/SIZE]
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1st November 08, 07:28 AM
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Very nice Trefor. Good for you for finding the distillery. We loved Wigtown but due to the "confusing signage" we never did find Bladnoch.
Thanks for the pictures.
Dee
Ferret ad astra virtus
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1st November 08, 09:24 AM
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Confusing signage in the UK? Say it isn't so! 
Wandering around the hedgerow lanes in Cornwall, we swore they had never fixed the signs that were turned 'round to confuse the expected German invasion of 1940s. . . love it when you get to a crossroads, and none of the four posted towns are shown on your map!
P.S. We have had best luck with the Michelin map books. AAA and others were worse than useless.
P.P.S. Great pics, thanks! Takes me right back. . .
Proudly Duncan [maternal], MacDonald and MacDaniel [paternal].
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1st November 08, 10:46 AM
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 Originally Posted by sydnie7
Confusing signage in the UK? Say it isn't so!
Wandering around the hedgerow lanes in Cornwall, we swore they had never fixed the signs that were turned 'round to confuse the expected German invasion of 1940s. . . love it when you get to a crossroads, and none of the four posted towns are shown on your map!
P.S. We have had best luck with the Michelin map books. AAA and others were worse than useless.
P.P.S. Great pics, thanks! Takes me right back. . .
Oh come on! Those Cornish signs were removed to confuse the GI's as well as the Germans!
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1st November 08, 11:02 AM
#7
wigtown
nice trip Trefor. I am in
in Ed to for the ceilidh - I assume we
we not see you. Maybe in Feb09
Safe riding.
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1st November 08, 08:28 PM
#8
great pics of a nice ride
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1st November 08, 08:33 PM
#9
Great pictures. When I saw the subject, I figured either you or Cessna had been out taking photos to make the rest of us jealous.
Thanks.
Jim Killman
Writer, Philosopher, Teacher of English and Math, Soldier of Fortune, Bon Vivant, Heart Transplant Recipient, Knight of St. Andrew (among other knighthoods)
Freedom is not free, but the US Marine Corps will pay most of your share.
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1st November 08, 10:14 PM
#10
Thanks for the photos Trefor, I can't wait to see the next batch! 
I must really make a visit to your part of the world!
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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