Massive Xmarks Pub Crawl 2007!

**dwg** · 2nd February 07, 02:00 PM

This is Ham on a Kilt Crawl

Derek

**dwg** · 2nd February 07, 02:04 PM

Found this in Room 2 is this a cartoon of Dread Belly

Derek

**Hamish** · 2nd February 07, 05:54 PM

At last I have been able to sort through the many photos I took** in and around Dumfries at the weekend. Just about every waking moment of our Ferintosh group has been captured for posterity, and many of those images have already been posted here. Most of mine seem to be duplicates, but I guess that is inevitable. It is now too late for me to start posting a selection of them tonight, as it is way past my bedtime and I need to be up early in the morning!

So be patient, my friends. Tomorrow is another day and you shall have some Hampix afore sundown.

[** Actually, I did not take them all - much of the glory belongs to our team of Staff Photographers, led by the lovely Elaine, who used my camera!]

Until tomorrow then......

**ScottInNewHampshire** · 2nd February 07, 06:57 PM

Thanks, Derek, for bringing us along. Looks like it was a lot of fun !!

**GMan** · 2nd February 07, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by pdcorlis

And a new verb is born - to Freeland. A few of the boys were at the pub Freelanding when... I love it!

Does that mean that David has a freehand to Freeland?

**Jimmy the Celt** · 2nd February 07, 11:24 PM

Great pics!

**Hamish** · 3rd February 07, 07:43 AM

Here we go then, chaps. A small selection of Hampix from the amazing event that was the Ferintosh Burns Weekend. I apologise if you feel you have seen any of these images before - maybe you have, but from a slightly different angle! The huge array of excellent photos already posted by my good friends have said it all - I hope those from my camera will convey yet another aspect of this never-to-be-forgotten event. (By the way, the following 18 photos have been selected from the 226 my camera registered!)

These relaxed kilties enjoy a dram at The Ferintosh prior to setting out on the Friday evening pub-crawl. L to R: Robertson (our kindly host), Sten Rune, Dee, Patrick, David and Robin.

Robin appears to be anticipating moments of joy as he approaches the second pub on our crawl, The Hole i' the Wa' Inn.

A bar full of mischief at The New Bazaar Inn, our third pub.

A brief moment of 'Dread' as we were thrown out.... sorry, LEFT... The New Bazaar.

To be continued.....

**herminator** · 3rd February 07, 08:24 AM

I must be mad...
I´m sitting here in my break looking at pictures of MEN in kilts...

I´m starting to save up for next year!

**Hamish** · 3rd February 07, 08:30 AM

Now, where was I? Oh, yes ............

Sten Rune makes sure the message is received, "For the last time, it is NOT a skirt!"

There is a story attached to this photo! At one point, whilst we were in The Globe Inn (Burns' favourite howff) some of our group went off in search of Burns' bedroom upstairs. A few minutes later, I went to follow them and headed up the nearest staircase. On hearing voices in a room to my left on the landing, I opened the door ...... and found myself in a room full of strangers. The walls of the room, which was furnished like a Board Room, were panelled and there were mementos of Burns everywhere. The fellow seated at the top of the long table invited me in and asked if he could be of any help. When I explained that I was looking for the rest of my kilted pals who had gone up to the bedroom, I was informed that this room was much more interesting. To cut the story short, I had burst in upon a meeting of the executive committee of the 'Burns Howff Club, and the room is exclusively the Club's (as you will see from the wording on the wall panels in the photo). The gentleman who welcomed me, and who is beside me in the photo, is Mr. D.Baird, the present Treasurer and past President of the Burns Howff Club. Having seen my camera he insisted that a photo be taken and that I should sit in the original Burns chair (the one in the snug downstairs is a copy apparently!). A photo of me doing that was taken but, alas, the flash did not work and it is a dark blur! Since I had interrupted the meeting I hurredly made my excuses, offered my thanks and left - and never did find the bedroom! The Burns Howff Club is apparently the Burns appreciation society to end all Burns appreciation societies (See www.burnshowffclub.org/history.htm )

The next day, after the obligatory trip to Anderson's, the Kilt Shop, Derek (dwg69) and I took a trip out to Caerlaverock Castle, unaware that it was on Sunday's schedule! Many photos have been posted of that imposing place, but here are two that you'll not have seen:

A mirror-image 'Hamish' in one of the fireplaces (!), and

"Me and my shaddow"!!

To be continued..........

**Hamish** · 3rd February 07, 08:53 AM

...... and so to the evening of the Dinner.

A pre-Dinner dram and, "You'll have heard Elaine and Derek's latest CD 'Shine On' of course?"

Post-Dinner and Derek holds Court in the hall - It's the way he tells 'em!

Post-Dinner. Robin: "This was full two minutes ago!"

Sunday morning, and some of us took a stroll in downtown Dumfries. This is at Midsteeple, an historic focal point in the town centre.

That afternoon Robertson and Emma gave us a conducted tour of Caerlaverock Castle (a return visit for Derek and me!). We could not manage a Mexican wave, but this Ferintosh wave is far more effective!

To be continued......