Welsh Rugby Scarf Travel Log in Pictures

**English Bloke** · 11th July 11, 10:02 AM

Blimey!! Thassa big hole!

Crackin' pictures by the way. Nice one!

**R.S.L. Kiltwearer** · 11th July 11, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by English Bloke

Blimey!!

I have not heard (or read ) that being used in almost 20 years since my father passed on.
and that just made my day

thank you for that

**English Bloke** · 11th July 11, 10:21 AM

hehehe... You're welcome.

**R.S.L. Kiltwearer** · 11th July 11, 04:28 PM

ok the scarf is in the post and on it way to the next location( about six hour's ago sorry i am late)
first clue: incorporated in 1932. It remained a village until 1957 when voters approved a proposition for the village to become a city
clue 2: this city has been awarded the National Arbor Day Foundation's designation of "Tree City USA" for 27 consecutive years
clue 3: this city was settled by Captain James Harvey Ferris of Kentucky before 1837
final clue: conveniently located only 19 miles away from, a gateway.

**chrisupyonder** · 11th July 11, 07:08 PM

Great pictures. Well done. That hole IS BIG! and looks like ya need some lead shot in the hem of ya kilt!

Chris.

**Jock Scot** · 11th July 11, 08:00 PM

I am just getting round to thinking that I need to sharpen up on my geographical knowledge of America! Super pictures.

**Cygnus** · 11th July 11, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I am just getting round to thinking that I need to sharpen up on my geographical knowledge of America! Super pictures.

Threads like this are a great way to do just that (and for other areas of the world as well)! Like many other places in the US, Utah has been very heavily influenced by Scottish immigrants; in fact, we even have our own Ben Lomond! And I am very proud to say that my third-great grandfather, a native of Scotland, was one of the original directors of the Utah Caledonia Society.

**seanachie** · 11th July 11, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I am just getting round to thinking that I need to sharpen up on my geographical knowledge of America! Super pictures.

Jock my Dad, who is now gone, helped lay the second Atlantic cable and lived in Southhampton for a few years. He sailed back to New York on an ocean liner and loved to tell the story of the Irish nuns he got to know on board who were being posted to America. They told him after landing in New York they were getting on the train and hoped to be in Seattle by tea time. Yes, easy to scoff but coming from Ireland they had no real concept at how big this country is. I have driven from the east border of Texas to the west border with New Mexico (and that was only part of the drive) and it is about 835 miles. I called friends in the UK from west Texas and they were blown away by the distance.

**Morris at Heathfield** · 11th July 11, 09:26 PM

Great photos, RSL, thanks!

Originally Posted by R.S.L.kiltwear

over looking the Great Salt lake
if you look close there is a few sailboat's on the horizon

You know, I've never taken a dip in the Great Salt Lake. I'm not sure why.

Of course, I've heard it's more diluted now than it used to be.

After seeing photos of what Saltair I looked like, I have to say Saltair III looks kind of disappointing.

I didn't even know FC Dallas was playing RSL—or that there was a "Rio Tinto Stadium" for that matter—but then, I don't really follow soccer until the World Cup, and Guatemala has always been eliminated by then anyway.

By the way, I was in Edinburgh Castle (the store) a few years back. After asking the clerk about the Utah tartan and being told it was a restricted tartan, he told me there was a RSL tartan in the works, but I haven't heard anything about it since then.

**R.S.L. Kiltwearer** · 11th July 11, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by Morris at Heathfield

Great photos, RSL, thanks!

You know, I've never taken a dip in the Great Salt Lake. I'm not sure why.

Of course, I've heard it's more diluted now than it used to be.

After seeing photos of what Saltair I looked like, I have to say Saltair III looks kind of disappointing.

By the way, I was in Edinburgh Castle (the store) a few years back. After asking the clerk about the Utah tartan and being told it was a restricted tartan, he told me there was a RSL tartan in the works, but I haven't heard anything about it since then.

yes the saltair three is disappointing compered to the first, and since this is for the scarf i wont put up pic's. but in the 80's it was on its way to being just as good. it had a water park and stuff attached.
but in i think 83 the lake rose several feet flooding it all out.
the water reseeded, and in....... 87 did it again.
now they just do the occasional concert when they can,
and just wait for the next flood.

as for the RSL tartan. at one point we had a Scottish born striker
DR. Kenny Deuchar( yes he is a certified Med DR) and
Scottish Born Ian Joy, on the roster.
and rsl were trying to get tartans made up,
but i think they only looked at the wool option and bowed out.
Some Fans did get the Lindsay Tartan To wear to support him,
but they got the kilts after the season and he left in the off season.
i dont know what those boys did with them, maybe some still have them LOL