Thanks all for the nice comments about the photos - I'll pass on your compliments to my chief 'toggie (who's my wife
). She was in the rear seat, keeping our dog quiet!
2 Asses - I don't actually know Paul, but have had good reports from all the guys in the club and at Perth. We have long term family friends who run a yacht charter business in Oban, so we have been saying for ages we'll try to get across (at least for a coffee). However, we weren't desperate enough to push on regardless. Another day.
FWA NATCA - have done a lot of work in Calgary and used to slip across to Banff / Sunshine for the odd few weeks when the time was right! Scotland has dramatic scenery, but we're only looking at peaks that are usually not much in excess of 4,000 ft. The Rockies is somewhat more expansive! For some reason, we also don't get the snow that Canada gets.
For interest, those UK pilots who think that the whole of Canada is in the Arctic Circle, think on this; Halifax, Nova Scotia (get your maps out!) is on virtually the same latitude as Poole in Dorset. I spent 2 years commuting between Poole and Halifax, and was somewhat surprised when I found that out!