Kilted fortnight holiday in scotland & france

**Mael Coluim** · 11th August 09, 04:01 AM

**Mael Coluim** · 11th August 09, 04:04 AM

The Duke is entertained by the pipe band and slips inside.

**Mael Coluim** · 11th August 09, 04:07 AM

Several pipe bands & pike units start lining up and moving forward to the Athletic field.

The crowd begins to grow.

**Mael Coluim** · 11th August 09, 04:09 AM

I head back to Malcolm MacCallum Clan {MMC) tent and told that George Young has dropped by looking for me. I head to the Lamont Clan tent to find Oldhiker and reward him with a dandelion.

Back at the MMC tent I have my most poignant moment. We were having a good turn out of Scots at the tent. I realize three Malcolm Scot men stand near me all in the Malcolm ancient tartan kilt. The Secretary of the Aussie MMC in the same tartan joins us for the photo.

More to come of today!

**Ancienne Alliance** · 11th August 09, 06:12 AM

Wonderful photos as always !

Thank you Ern !

Best,

Robert

**Paul** · 11th August 09, 06:30 AM

great pics there Ern... you certainly followed the royalty about! What about Alex Salmond? I was too busy following him

**kscaddo** · 11th August 09, 04:05 PM

Great pics! Hands down the best I've seen of the event.
Regards, Ken

**Mael Coluim** · 11th August 09, 07:35 PM

This day I only got to hear the Battlefield Band as I waited in line for food.

Good music and bonnie lasses of Scotland to ease the pain of over an hour of waiting time in line.

The lasses confessed they had taken my photo earlier in the day. Actually it was Willie’s!

**Mael Coluim** · 11th August 09, 07:36 PM

It was time for our XMarks Meet Up at the Whisky Tent!

Hamish, ACAIG, Sir William, Paul., Mael, Shagger999.UK, Beowulf67, Farqaharson

Alan invited back to his clan tent for a wee dram.

A little later XMarker Jimmy greets me recognizing the Dandelion!

It was great meeting all the XMarkers especially you guys living in the UK.

**Mael Coluim** · 11th August 09, 07:40 PM

Josh, NorCalPiper had asked me to hand deliver to his chief Sir Wayne Broun of the Brown Clan a swatch of the new tartan "Browns of the South East" designed by Josh. The tartan has been sanctioned by the Chief as a Clan tartan. It took me a few attempts to connect with Sir Wayne, and boy was he pleased to show it off to his fellow Browns!

Sir Wayne is to my right.

Heading back the Malcolm MacCallum tent I came across this piper. Willie was not too pleased.

At my Clan tent, Neil McCallum gave me the card of a newspaper reporter from Virginia with The Richmond Times Dispatch. He said she wanted to interview me and would probably catch up with me at the Parade this evening. It was time to head back to Pollock Halls and change for the Parade.

As I went to grab something at Fairgrounds for dinner who should I come across performing but Clann An Drumma!

More to come – The Parade!