Jock Scot, and others in Scotland.
I am really looking at the summer of 2009 as the earliest that I can visit. It will also give me a chance to see where my body size ends up. I hope to visit some of the X-Marks people, who are regular posters in person, as well as to commission a real Scottish kit. The jonesing started in 2000 when I visited Ireland in the quest of my ancestral roots to find that some were "Planters Stock", from Scotland. Hence the signature line. The MacNeil of Barra tartans are rarely called for, so generally require a special run. It is also that visit that gave me the chance to identify the tartan of the kilt I have had since I was 12 or 13. It was very dear back then as it is a true Scottish kilt. It fit when I was about 10 stone, I recently hit 14 stone.... Now I am trying to decide on the kilt shop to custom, and am reading the various reviews available. I also am saving up as the U.S. Dollar takes a beating against the Pound Sterling. A part of the trip is to visit Barra as it is the ancestral origin. I would also like to see Dumfries, and possibly stay at P1M's guesthouse for a short visit. I have been invited by a distant cousin to spend an evening in Edinburgh. I have no idea how it will all come together yet. Again, thank you for the insights.