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I was probably aboard the Atlantis at this time Jack. I left when the Golden Splendour was launched in 1973.
No Robbie, Jimmy's peak is named after Jim Scotts father auld Jimmy, but Tout was a good fisherman as well and we always had good stuff. Not a lot of small fish with Tout.
Here's one for you boys. "Auld Jimmy Scott was standing on the pier at Lossie when old Charley "Spurgeon" Gordon comes over for a yarn. Where have you been fishing at then Jimmy says Charley?. Across the Firth says Jimmy, do you know the Soutars of Cromarty?, know them says Charley!!, I went to school with them".
We were laughing for days at that one.
No Robbie, Jimmy's peak is named after Jim Scotts father auld Jimmy, but Tout was a good fisherman as well and we always had good stuff. Not a lot of small fish with Tout.
Here's one for you boys. "Auld Jimmy Scott was standing on the pier at Lossie when old Charley "Spurgeon" Gordon comes over for a yarn. Where have you been fishing at then Jimmy says Charley?. Across the Firth says Jimmy, do you know the Soutars of Cromarty?, know them says Charley!!, I went to school with them".
We were laughing for days at that one.
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Hi George. you probably was aboard there when that photo was taken the three council houses you see at the shore my folk lived in the one furthest to the left and the house on the top of the hill is Davie McBains (Golden Emblem) just being built.i dont know if that is old old Charley you are on about George but i sailed with young Charley aboard the Speedwell with Sye Gairn.
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I remember me and Zook speaking to him the day the Americans landed a man on the Moon and there was just no way he would believe it. He was spouting verses from the Bible about God saying man couldn't leave the Earth. finally he picked up a stone,threw it into the air and when it landed again said that is what would happen to a spaceship if it tried to leave the Earth. He said the Americans had set the whole thing up in Hollywood and there was just no way we could convince him otherwise.
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Hello Jack,
Many thanks for posting the photo brings back a lot of good memories,Jack did you remember when Duncan had the Valhalla thay he wanted to rename her to Vat 69, as he was fond of a dram LOL
Jack the houses that your speaking about, thats the Croomer, is that right and the big house behind on the hill next to the right David McBains was the McKays house??
Jim..
Many thanks for posting the photo brings back a lot of good memories,Jack did you remember when Duncan had the Valhalla thay he wanted to rename her to Vat 69, as he was fond of a dram LOL
Jack the houses that your speaking about, thats the Croomer, is that right and the big house behind on the hill next to the right David McBains was the McKays house??
Jim..
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Hi Jim, The Cruamer ran from the Post Office down to the Bank, its Inver Terrace my folk lived in and George mckays house was at the top of Inver Terrace just above the little house on the shore where Murdo and Lena Sutherland stayed, the brother and sister of Duncan, who lived on the Cruamer.He was some man Duncan Jim, I sailed with him for a couple of weeks on the Valhalla when he was short crew.I thought this photo might have been some interest to yourself and your Mum & Dad.
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