tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post5618744120364743630..comments2023-12-17T11:43:36.181+00:00Comments on Dawn's pages: DilemmaDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839157927650251268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-53923406315846043692009-02-13T16:50:00.000+00:002009-02-13T16:50:00.000+00:00You can get bargain flights, easy/ryan etc special...You can get bargain flights, easy/ryan etc special offers, but from what I've seen they need pre booking and a future commitment - not for an immediate Great Escape.<BR/><BR/>Might be worth checking though, seeing what the budget airlines are offering. I've seen bargain returns £30 to Inverness, etc.<BR/><BR/>JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-42153298566069471322009-02-12T20:03:00.000+00:002009-02-12T20:03:00.000+00:00Tickets all booked John. As far asI can see, snow,...Tickets all booked John. As far asI can see, snow, ice and sub zero temperatures. Please may I borrow your dog as an extra source of warmth!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-47079666877740068112009-02-12T19:00:00.000+00:002009-02-12T19:00:00.000+00:00There's always Dartmoor?There's always Dartmoor?John Heehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333628949466601415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-72669981214309643452009-02-12T12:47:00.000+00:002009-02-12T12:47:00.000+00:00Looked at flights Duncan. Darned expensive. Not to...Looked at flights Duncan. Darned expensive. Not to worrage, it will be coach to Aviemore. Willjust have to rub shoulders with all the ski bums!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-87022003862336169592009-02-11T23:59:00.000+00:002009-02-11T23:59:00.000+00:00Unless you can get a cheap train ticket, bus is ch...Unless you can get a cheap train ticket, bus is cheaper option I guess.<BR/><BR/>And I'll say before people start going "the road's nae blocked", that I couldn't guarantee the weather and road conditions to Dawn. Heck, a workmate's son took 4 hours on Friday to get from the airport at Dyce in to the city on the bus.<BR/><BR/>If flying - what about Inverness, and bus down the Great Glen?<BR/><BR/>LOL at the idea of Dawn using the Royal landing pad. Shame that Aboyne is only for gliders - maybe the accept light aircraft, but not sure.AktoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-87446080793620157532009-02-11T19:55:00.000+00:002009-02-11T19:55:00.000+00:00Hi John, many thanks for your suggestions. probabl...Hi John, many thanks for your suggestions. probably I shall do the night time shuffle on the coach. Am only going up for a few days. Probably I shall use the whisperlites baby brother,the simmerlie it is liquid fuel but is smaller and lighter. All that lovely snow, must get up there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-10540495341725961262009-02-11T18:42:00.000+00:002009-02-11T18:42:00.000+00:00Hi Dawn,Congratulations on completing your writing...Hi Dawn,<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on completing your writing. Let's hope it is used.<BR/><BR/>Here are a few ideas bearing on your dilemma.<BR/><BR/>If you fly, where would you land? There are airports at Aberdeen and Inverness,<BR/>but none at Aviemore or Braemar, AFAIK.<BR/>Unless you have an arrangement to use the Queen's helipad at Balmoral...<BR/><BR/>Hamish Brown wrote about posting gas canisters and food parcels to Youth Hostels and Post Offices for him to collect on the way. Once you decide on a route, you could phone a nearby PO and ask whether that service is available there. You can Google for "Poste Restante" to learn more.<BR/><BR/>It is possible to send fuel (as well as stoves) through the post. I know that because I just took delivery of 5 liters of "Panel Wipe" for use as a cheap alternative to Coleman Fuel.<BR/><BR/>What kind of fuel would you be using? Gas is surely available in Aviemore.<BR/>You can Google for stockists. I don't know whether meths is easy to buy in Scotland, or what they call it there,<BR/>but you should be able to find that out too.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you'll get lucky and someone local will volunteer to accept a parcel through the post and and put it in an outhouse for you. (Hamish Brown did that too.)<BR/><BR/>I took the sleeper from Euston to Aviemore in August 1985, and had one of my best ever trips. No worries in those innocent days about taking a petrol stove and fuel on the train. I did forget to buy teabags at Aviemore, and then became stupidly depressed when I couldn't brew up afterwards!<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps,<BR/><BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com