Travel Journal Entry June 11, 2012 Or Some of the people who made our trip fantastic
Early start this morning, but we are on the train to Oban now. We asked a nice gentleman how the train worked and he was impressed that we were early (we were really early, we hit mostly walk signs), so when the train arrived, he ensured we got on the right train and that we got a seat with a table.
To ask the chief – Entrapment movie –We were told that during the Entrapment movie, the chief stopped production because the name of the family was the Campbells. Since the Campbells had taken the clan castle from our clan and we just recently got it back, the chief supposedly said no Campbell will own this castle again; they couldn’t even rent it for a week. Supposedly it was proposed to change the name to MacDonald and the chief allowed them to continue shooting, saying the MacDonalds could never take the castle anyway.
As we ride the train, here it the rundown on some of the people we toured with so I don’t forget them.
John and Bronwyn from Australia – John worked for 30 years as a conservation person and Bron was a teacher, specializing in assessing special needs kids. They now own 23 hectares, much of which they are letting go wild. They recently installed solar panels and are now getting money back. John loves to take movies and he is on YouTube. His movies include some kids singing and kangaroos on his property. They are great people. They have been married about 10-11 years as well, but have been friends for 20-30 years. John’s wife died and within a year they were engaged and married. He found out after his wife died that she had told their kids that she hoped he and Bron got together. How utterly sweet and romantic!
Michael is an interesting gentleman. Quiet, behind the scenes kind of guy, he had recently retired after 42 years as a props master. His first job was in Bedknobs and Broomsticks. He also did some “fill in” animation for the Aristocrats, but decided it wasn’t for him. For TV, he worked on shows such as Jake and the Fatman, Starsky & Hutch, the Hulk, and more recently True Blood. We were the first people he told where he worked and of course, I am a fan of True Blood. He is a a really funny guy, who doesn’t look like he is in his 60s. He told me I was funny and then whispered in my ear that I was beautiful.
Helen and Rob from South Africa – Helen was a sweetie, very much like a grandmother. They were celebrating their 50th anniversary. She was a nurse and he worked… I want to say Finance. Both very nice and interesting people. Helen had a dislike of the ferries as well. So we bonded over shared Gravol pills (she liked the taste of the ginger.)
Julie and Sue are sisters, though the one who looked older wasn’t the oldest. Sue seemed quieter (the oldest) and Julie was outgoing. They stayed extra in Glasgow as well. They were very nice people.
Mark and Larissa were the more ‘annoying’ couple – both loud and heavily accented – they came across as rather pompous and demanding. They are both very intelligent and can be quite funny. They were also the ones most often late and wanting this their way.
Marlene and Reg are from Moosejaw and are also very nice people. They would be cool to hang out with, very down to earth.
And then there is Robbie. He singled us out at the outset with the last name. He was our tour guide. He has great stories and was quite willing to help D find roots. He recommended books and places. You know when you meet someone and you just are drawn to them; that’s Robbie. We spent several evening talking with him near the end, once we knew we could. He plied D with beer and whisky. He told us stories. It was interesting how some of the personal stories changed though. He started with having a girlfriend and last time he told us he was married. Still haven’t asked if the girlfriend is the same as his wife, who is getting her Phd. The last conversation we had, he admitted he was a geek, which got us into talking about games and such. I think it came about because he mentioned Vin Diesel and I say he was hot and had his d&d character tattooed across his stomach. So it was really cool to find out we have so much in common.
We are supposed to meet him in Edinburgh and speak to a friend of his for a kilt in the Ancient clan tartan. Then maybe do dinner or a pub tour.
We bought him drinks at the last evening. It’s only fair. He said it was interesting that the others only interacted with him when the drinks were free.
Dinner waswas at the Waterfront Bar and Restaurant where D had the shellfish pasta and I had the haddock. Very delicious and well deserved after a long day. D drank Fosters and I had an appletiser. Goodness, I love those appletisers. Teehee
To ask the chief – Entrapment movie –We were told that during the Entrapment movie, the chief stopped production because the name of the family was the Campbells. Since the Campbells had taken the clan castle from our clan and we just recently got it back, the chief supposedly said no Campbell will own this castle again; they couldn’t even rent it for a week. Supposedly it was proposed to change the name to MacDonald and the chief allowed them to continue shooting, saying the MacDonalds could never take the castle anyway.
As we ride the train, here it the rundown on some of the people we toured with so I don’t forget them.
John and Bronwyn from Australia – John worked for 30 years as a conservation person and Bron was a teacher, specializing in assessing special needs kids. They now own 23 hectares, much of which they are letting go wild. They recently installed solar panels and are now getting money back. John loves to take movies and he is on YouTube. His movies include some kids singing and kangaroos on his property. They are great people. They have been married about 10-11 years as well, but have been friends for 20-30 years. John’s wife died and within a year they were engaged and married. He found out after his wife died that she had told their kids that she hoped he and Bron got together. How utterly sweet and romantic!
Michael is an interesting gentleman. Quiet, behind the scenes kind of guy, he had recently retired after 42 years as a props master. His first job was in Bedknobs and Broomsticks. He also did some “fill in” animation for the Aristocrats, but decided it wasn’t for him. For TV, he worked on shows such as Jake and the Fatman, Starsky & Hutch, the Hulk, and more recently True Blood. We were the first people he told where he worked and of course, I am a fan of True Blood. He is a a really funny guy, who doesn’t look like he is in his 60s. He told me I was funny and then whispered in my ear that I was beautiful.
Helen and Rob from South Africa – Helen was a sweetie, very much like a grandmother. They were celebrating their 50th anniversary. She was a nurse and he worked… I want to say Finance. Both very nice and interesting people. Helen had a dislike of the ferries as well. So we bonded over shared Gravol pills (she liked the taste of the ginger.)
Julie and Sue are sisters, though the one who looked older wasn’t the oldest. Sue seemed quieter (the oldest) and Julie was outgoing. They stayed extra in Glasgow as well. They were very nice people.
Mark and Larissa were the more ‘annoying’ couple – both loud and heavily accented – they came across as rather pompous and demanding. They are both very intelligent and can be quite funny. They were also the ones most often late and wanting this their way.
Marlene and Reg are from Moosejaw and are also very nice people. They would be cool to hang out with, very down to earth.
And then there is Robbie. He singled us out at the outset with the last name. He was our tour guide. He has great stories and was quite willing to help D find roots. He recommended books and places. You know when you meet someone and you just are drawn to them; that’s Robbie. We spent several evening talking with him near the end, once we knew we could. He plied D with beer and whisky. He told us stories. It was interesting how some of the personal stories changed though. He started with having a girlfriend and last time he told us he was married. Still haven’t asked if the girlfriend is the same as his wife, who is getting her Phd. The last conversation we had, he admitted he was a geek, which got us into talking about games and such. I think it came about because he mentioned Vin Diesel and I say he was hot and had his d&d character tattooed across his stomach. So it was really cool to find out we have so much in common.
We are supposed to meet him in Edinburgh and speak to a friend of his for a kilt in the Ancient clan tartan. Then maybe do dinner or a pub tour.
We bought him drinks at the last evening. It’s only fair. He said it was interesting that the others only interacted with him when the drinks were free.
Dinner waswas at the Waterfront Bar and Restaurant where D had the shellfish pasta and I had the haddock. Very delicious and well deserved after a long day. D drank Fosters and I had an appletiser. Goodness, I love those appletisers. Teehee
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