tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post8001630255311566011..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Cowal Peninsula Weekend.Clach Bheinn. Lochgoilhead. My New Novel.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-78676642353844952222014-05-07T23:52:01.380+01:002014-05-07T23:52:01.380+01:00Hi, The 23( well,I'm not going to give the bot...Hi, The 23( well,I'm not going to give the bothy away, am I?) Yeah it's a great spot and bothy.One of the better ones left.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-68395178146662295752014-05-04T22:27:00.304+01:002014-05-04T22:27:00.304+01:00Such a good bothy they named it after me.....had a...Such a good bothy they named it after me.....had a good time out there a couple of years ago. I think it's the next one I'll write up (been very busy studying so i haven't written anything up for ages). peered into a hide i stumbled upon above the wee lochan up on the hill only to find there was soldier in there with a rifle. he didn't look up for a chat. had a good chinwag with a couple of oldtimers from milngavie at the bothy instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-56040810515342306682014-04-20T04:13:01.398+01:002014-04-20T04:13:01.398+01:00Well, I quite like the way that you write, so I do...Well, I quite like the way that you write, so I don't see why I wouldn't like your book! It's true that I don't often read novels, but truly it is because so many of them are just bad!<br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-46849240694634080772014-04-20T00:11:17.107+01:002014-04-20T00:11:17.107+01:00Thank you Kay. I honestly don't know if it wil...Thank you Kay. I honestly don't know if it will be your cup of tea though. It's partly inspired by Pygmalion (the classic Greek myth that the play and film (my fair lady)was based on coupled with a nod to George du Maurier's 1894 book "Trilby."(not the hat) <br />Set in recent times within an outdoor club with an honest reflection of all the usual modern vices and virtues. Throw in a "fallen Angel" a pinch of Oor Wullie, The Broons (Scottish picture strip stock character cartoons) and Enid Blyton's Famous Five as adults and you've pretty much got the plot. Told you I was mad :o) blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-717839035902885842014-04-19T23:11:58.913+01:002014-04-19T23:11:58.913+01:00I'm fine with paying a bit more for a paper ve...I'm fine with paying a bit more for a paper version - probably better for my eyes anyway.<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-82660554660016139062014-04-19T13:38:12.334+01:002014-04-19T13:38:12.334+01:00Just like Carol, I will have to wait until I can g...Just like Carol, I will have to wait until I can get it as "Print on Command". Good luck with your book and congratulations!<br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-57048532915120707892014-04-19T11:25:04.230+01:002014-04-19T11:25:04.230+01:00Cheers Carol,
I'm looking into 'print on ...Cheers Carol, <br />I'm looking into 'print on demand' next week. Unfortunately,that option appears to be more expensive as it uses ink and paper for all the colour photographs plus postage whereas the kindle is simply a button click away.I wanted to set the kindle price at 99p per book but $2.99 seemed to be the lowest price when you submit. Maybe a further reduction option comes later.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-10726669155407005322014-04-19T01:56:21.275+01:002014-04-19T01:56:21.275+01:00I'll be having a look at your book excerpt but...I'll be having a look at your book excerpt but, if I decide to buy, it will have to be a paper copy as I don't have a Kindle (might get one sometime though).<br /><br />You've got yet more great photos there. Love the conversation between the 2 Heilan' coos ;-)<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-52676063886840190882014-04-16T11:56:36.711+01:002014-04-16T11:56:36.711+01:00Hi Jim,
We never climbed anything you couldn't...Hi Jim,<br />We never climbed anything you couldn't do yourself,it's just we started young. Most of it I couldn't do now and if I'd married and had a family I would not have been allowed away so much so that's one advantage of being ugly,slightly mad,and skint.Nobody chased me for my money or sparkling personality in those days. As my pension, when it finally arrives, is a peanut a month,I thought I'd try to top it up by writing a book. It's the nearest I'll ever get to an autobiography of the last 40 years on the hills.<br />Hopefully some folk will find it funny or interesting. With friends and family I've already made a start on my retirement nest egg and now have enough book royalties in the bank for a pair of Morrison's supermarket socks. World domination here I come :o)<br />The bothy is a highland one near Rannoch Moor( setting of a later chapter) as there's no way on earth I'm giving a southern secret one away in print. I'd be scalped! blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-82041983796512485332014-04-15T12:04:52.935+01:002014-04-15T12:04:52.935+01:00I know I can give you a year or two Bob, but I was...I know I can give you a year or two Bob, but I was never as intrepid as you guys except when I was serving her majesty.(a lot of water, bridge etc)There's not much phased you.<br />That's a great picture of Alex looking out.<br />Read the preview to your book, I'll probably download it later.<br />That bothy on chapter one looks like the Backhill of the Bush, but I might be wrong. I don't think it's the Tunskeen.<br /><br />I'm supposed to get a look around Faslane sometime, wish I had more get up and go !<br />Good luck with the book, I hope it's a best seller. The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-42607662320377241152014-04-15T10:12:44.586+01:002014-04-15T10:12:44.586+01:00Cheers Neil,
It's a cracking area as the hills...Cheers Neil,<br />It's a cracking area as the hills are really rugged and trackless with amazing sea views. One of only a handful of bothies where you have a night time view of twinkling civilization across the water yet are in a remote position on an empty spur of land. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-72512407711005338102014-04-15T09:02:54.660+01:002014-04-15T09:02:54.660+01:00Hi Bob. I'll definitely buy the book, bet it&#...Hi Bob. I'll definitely buy the book, bet it's great! That bit of land is an area that I haven't really explored. And I haven't visited that bothy either. It doesn't get many visitors- must be the view of Faslane that puts folk off.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-55434450259502457122014-04-15T00:35:23.134+01:002014-04-15T00:35:23.134+01:00Cheers Craig, as you will know yourself, being a p... Cheers Craig, as you will know yourself, being a published author,writing a book requires a huge commitment of time and energy and I now admire anyone that has actually finished one. Although I've always enjoyed the writing process there were many occasions when I just fancied watching TV for a change but forced myself to put in 5 or 6 hours locked in a room every second evening. Hope you like it as I tried to make it as entertaining and varied as possible. <br />It became an MBA bothy a couple of years ago but before that it was locked and used by the cadets and other outdoor groups.Good smooth track for cycling in right to the door. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-80293865231764526852014-04-14T14:29:06.003+01:002014-04-14T14:29:06.003+01:00Didn't realise that was a bothy - thought it w...Didn't realise that was a bothy - thought it was a locked hut used by sea cadets...<br /> <br />I will check out the book tonight!Robert Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479924424503608056noreply@blogger.com