tvordlj | Tall Ships are coming! (Reply)

They start arriving on the 16th and the Parade of Sail is Monday 20th. I'm taking the day off to go watch it and hoping the weather is going to cooperate. There was an email at work offering a cruise on one of the ships, the left one in this photo. HRM social committee has booked it for an employee cruise for $25 for noon on the Saturday. I am SO signing up for that! Music, door prizes and a 1.5 hour harbour cruise! W00t! She's called Liana's Ransom, a two masted schooner, and i think might be based in Halifax. Anyway, i'm excited about that!

Down the country yesterday to my aunt and uncle's cottage. Saw bits of blue sky now and then but mostly we were huddled on the deck wrapped in jackets! A few photos over on Facebook. We went down to wish my uncle a Happy Birthday though the actual day is today. It's also my dad's birthday (twins) so there were lots of stories to tell.

This weekend is the Highland Games and Scottish Festival. Haven't decided yet if i'll go or not but if the weather is as nice as last year i probably will. Might not stay as long as i did last year though. I wanted to see the caber tossing but it was nearly 6 o'clock by the time that happened. If i go, i might get there later in the afternoon instead of noon but going at noon, you get the opening ceremonies and the massed pipe bands which is very cool if you like bagpipes. Which i do. Play it by ear.