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lilac_lady

Nice area of Scotland and (because it's on the east coast ) no midges!

johng_uk

lilac_lady wrote: »

Nice area of Scotland and (because it's on the east coast ) no midges!

Bargain - I hate midges!!

tartantotty

You get good weather round the Moray Coast too! Keep your eye open for the Raft Race, good day out, loads of stalls and stuff (no drinking outside the pubs anymore on that day though, used to be a wee fight or two!!)

Loads of nice places to eat and drink out and about, a few good takeaways, and the Skerry is a lovely place to sit with a pint or 5 out on the decking on a sunny day!

If you like walking and nature/wildlife there are heaps of places for long walks, dolphon spotting etc.

johng_uk

tartantotty wrote: »

You get good weather round the Moray Coast too! Keep your eye open for the Raft Race, good day out, loads of stalls and stuff (no drinking outside the pubs anymore on that day though, used to be a wee fight or two!!)

Loads of nice places to eat and drink out and about, a few good takeaways, and the Skerry is a lovely place to sit with a pint or 5 out on the decking on a sunny day!

If you like walking and nature/wildlife there are heaps of places for long walks, dolphon spotting etc.

I have been info'd recently of the Raft Race and was chatting about the Skerry no more than half an hour ago!

Pint or 5? Sounds good to me!

tartantotty

johng_uk wrote: »

I have been info'd recently of the Raft Race and was chatting about the Skerry no more than half an hour ago!

Pint or 5? Sounds good to me!

You are sorted then! You can get great food at the Skerry as well, so its a win win!:beer:
As for mobile coverage, I have been with 02 for 9 years, and with my work travel throughout the whole of Grampian, and have had no probs. My work fone used to be Orange, but we switched to 02 as it has better coverage. I am afraid I couldnt tell you much about mobile broadband, other than T Mobile dongles work in Elgin.

johng_uk

tartantotty wrote: »

You are sorted then! You can get great food at the Skerry as well, so its a win win!:beer:
As for mobile coverage, I have been with 02 for 9 years, and with my work travel throughout the whole of Grampian, and have had no probs. My work fone used to be Orange, but we switched to 02 as it has better coverage. I am afraid I couldnt tell you much about mobile broadband, other than T Mobile dongles work in Elgin.

O2 coverage is good = great for me! Not so fussed about mobile bband.

wtpfc11

I spent 3weeks @ lossie whilst we were doing exersises offshore, Ended up in Elgin most nites(Joannes I think), Worldcup '98, Had a right old punchup with locals wearing Argy shirts. Next day drinking with them in some backstreet boozer!!! Oh to be young again eh???

Top place Elgin and Lossie, Keep meaning to visit again with the family

Moneybubbles

wtpfc11 wrote: »

I spent 3weeks @ lossie whilst we were doing exersises offshore, Ended up in Elgin most nites(Joannes I think), Worldcup '98, Had a right old punchup with locals wearing Argy shirts. Next day drinking with them in some backstreet boozer!!! Oh to be young again eh???

Top place Elgin and Lossie, Keep meaning to visit again with the family

rofl don't admit to going into Joanna's :rotfl: come to think of it, I was drinking in there in '98:eek: 12 years ago.....now I feel old!!

bobnodgers

johng_uk wrote: »

what's it like up there folks?

Quite noisy, lots of planes there.

molerat

bobnodgers wrote: »

Quite noisy, lots of planes there.

Not nearly as noisy now as it was up to a few months ago