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newist Sat 29-Mar-14 23:39:48

Answer, Benbecula

newist Sat 29-Mar-14 23:38:17

Slight deviation, where did Flora start from, to row over the sea to Skye ?

numberplease Sat 29-Mar-14 23:08:02

80%, I got Callenish and Duart Castle wrong, but the only island I`ve been to is Gigha, I`m sad to say.

Soutra Sat 29-Mar-14 19:09:20

My in-laws spent a year on Barra after they retired from London. Wild, windswept and very lonely. My FIL loved it despite being a totally urban person who had lived in European cities all his working life, but MIL (although much more suited to living in the country, being a farmer's daughter) missed friends and family too much so they settled on Mull for a couple of years until illness forced them to move to the mainland. I thought Tobermory was heaven on earth!!

Marelli Sat 29-Mar-14 13:22:12

Granny23, we were tempted by Barra as well, this year, but are heading again to Gigha and also to Ypres the week after we come back from there. Can't fit it all in, cost-wise (though we have all the time in the world now)! smile

baubles Sat 29-Mar-14 13:16:09

Managed 100% smile
Lovely pics thanks bags

baubles Sat 29-Mar-14 13:09:08

Gally I've literally failed on Goat Fell, twisted my ankle sad

Off to do the quiz now.

newist Sat 29-Mar-14 12:43:50

100%

Gally Sat 29-Mar-14 12:17:59

90%. Failed on Goat Fell blush

mcem Sat 29-Mar-14 11:57:41

100% for me. Brought back fond memories of GD2 showing us round Tobermory and explaining which Balamory character lived in each house. Same GD refused to explore Duart castle as she was suffering a short-term bout of dungeon phobia!

Granny23 Sat 29-Mar-14 11:50:54

Only 90% for me too blush also beaten by Duart Castle, and should have known it as a pink version features in 'Balamory'

Lovely pictures to whet the appetite. We are off to Barra again in July but I am so 'homesick' for the place that I spend hours on Google Earth wandering about there sad

annodomini Sat 29-Mar-14 11:41:03

100% - I have been to Duart Castle, spent quite a lot of time on Mull.

Soutra Sat 29-Mar-14 11:22:21

90% I had no idea about Duart Castle blush

harrigran Sat 29-Mar-14 11:03:58

I got 80% and I have only been to Skye and Islay.

henetha Sat 29-Mar-14 10:57:00

Just did it again, - 80%

henetha Sat 29-Mar-14 10:54:25

Oh drat, I forgot to check my score!

Marelli Sat 29-Mar-14 10:52:12

90%, bags - I put Duart Castle in the wrong place blush.

henetha Sat 29-Mar-14 10:48:09

Lovely quiz, thatbags. Brought back memories of lovely holidays around the Scottish coast in the past.

thatbags Sat 29-Mar-14 10:44:12

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