Ventura Seaside Games 2009

[cessna152towser]

Well xmarks was well represented at the Ventura Games and lots of pictures were taken.
Shortly after I arrived off the train in Ventura I heard someone calling my name and was greeted by SoCalFerg and his bonnie partner Phyllis.

The xmarkers had a table together at the games dinner on Friday night.
In centre is OldSarge, on the left his wife Randa and on right Sydnie7

Old Sarge, Sydnie7 and BigDad1.

SoCalFerg and Phyllis

LAScotswoman and Cessna152towser

At the Clan Cunningham tent on Saturday morning

LAScotswoman greets xmarker Brave Andrew

Madelyn whom you may recall from an earlier photo thread when she visited Scotland in May 2009 called to say hello.
More to follow shortly

[cessna152towser]

Caber tossing

Weights over the bar

LAScotswoman, SoCalFerg and Phyllis.

Scottish Country Dancing

Sailor's hornpipe

A display of old British cars.

There were ten pipe bands.

March of the Clans

Kirkin' o' the Tartans
More to follow shortly

[cessna152towser]

The Wicked Tinkers.

I took this one for McClef.

And this one for ACaig

One for Sir William

Another borders clan, the Armstrongs, were out in force.

Loud McLeod bursting out all over.

Saturday night xmarks meet in Dargan's Irish Pub.

A wee bandsman.
I took lots lots more, some of which will go up on my Flickr pages, thats all for now, lets see some of the others add their photos.

[McClef]

Thanks for the pictures Alex and the one you took for me!

There's a mistake in the Welsh on the sign. Wales is indeed Cymru but it mutates after i to Gymru. Good to see the Cornish flag flying also as I will be there towards the end of November.

[JolyStNicholas]

Grand photo's all, thank you for sharing them and your outing with us!

[dfmacliam]

Thanks for the great pictures!

[sydnie7]

Thanks for starting the thread, Alex! We were home and in bed by 9 p.m. Sunday, just now getting pics uploaded and ready to go.

Three people's luggage. . . three weeks in Europe or three days in Ventura???


Departing from the fabulous old Santa Fe station in downtown San Diego






Here's a better shot of those "headlight" chandeliers


No photography from the train as I spent the five hours knitting away on the new cable kilt hose -- will update that thread soon!

More to come here. . .

[sydnie7]

Friday night dinner (I coerced my brother-in-law, who was seated at the next table, into taking these shots)
Randa, Greg, myself, Bob, and the only glimpse you'll get of Andrew!


Phyllis, Leslie, and Alex


Snapped this shot of Bob at the end of the evening (the jacket does close tighter)


Saturday outside the Donnachaidh tent -- my sister Mary, a kiltie-to-be named Michael whom I hope shows up at XMarks, Steve (Skyelander) and Bob

[sydnie7]

Quite a few great British cars on display, here's Bob admiring a TR-3 done up for Bonneville speed runs




A large Triumph


. . .complete with rumble seats


Obligatory Morgan


Beautiful "big" Healey


. . .with Saltire badge


Pretty MGB in the best color

[sydnie7]

For you two-wheel fans




Wonderful Rolls converted from aluminum body to wood during WWII


Its hard-to-read storyboard




. . .now enjoying a second (or is that third?) life as a surfer woody!




A T-Type




Another big Healey in the lovely two-tone scheme