tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post8214163864388488900..comments2024-03-14T09:17:34.016+00:00Comments on The Glebe Blog: Three Walks - Newton Stewart Walking Festival - 2013The Glebe Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827870808800970096noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-62066990441801296922013-05-27T11:28:22.791+01:002013-05-27T11:28:22.791+01:00Hi Rose, Ireland will be posted when I get caught ...Hi Rose, Ireland will be posted when I get caught up, glad you're enjoying my escapades.<br /><br />It probably was the guy then Bob. I never realised as probably most people didn't what a complex and morose character Maxwell was. <br /><br />Sandy, the story is that when he visited his family in the House of Elrig he brought his pet otter Mijbil down to Monreith Bay to exercise it. The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-3893834042872133472013-05-19T13:24:42.518+01:002013-05-19T13:24:42.518+01:00I noticed the Gavin Maxwell memorial was out that ...I noticed the Gavin Maxwell memorial was out that way when I had my run round that area earlier in the year. But at the tail end of a drippy March day with the light going, I found myself out of inclination to go and find it (some signposting might have encouraged me) I shall return in better weather.Sandy's witteringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009803939431014995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-46817840965431287112013-05-18T14:57:27.510+01:002013-05-18T14:57:27.510+01:00Looks a really varied coastline that Jim. Interest...Looks a really varied coastline that Jim. Interested to read about Gavin Maxwell. He certainly seemed to go through a lot of otters. Alex met a middle aged guy in a West highland pub once that ruefully admitted he was the unfortunate 'real life' baddie in the film that killed the famous otter in the ditch.<br />Not sure if it was true or not but it was in the right area and the rest of the bar staff agreed that this was the guy.<br />'Got to keep them in check. They eat a lot of fish'blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-72982953480916707032013-05-17T20:23:22.590+01:002013-05-17T20:23:22.590+01:00I would have been thrilled to be part of any one (...I would have been thrilled to be part of any one (or all) of the three walks. So much beauty, so much history! I've been an age here looking through all the pics but I will return to follow up on the links throughout the post. That will keep me busy until you post Ireland!Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.com