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15th April 07, 08:51 AM
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North Yorkshire Moors
I have just arrived home from a lovely walk on the North Yorkshire Moors. In my group I was the ony one kilted. The weather was glorious, no wind and 25C.,
The tall obelisk is a memorial to Captain James Cook, the famous mariner, who went to school in nearby Great Ayton and who was brought up as a child at the nearby Aireyhome Farm. The "nose" shaped hill is a local land mark, known as Roseberry Topping.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k241/acaig/GOC15.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ig/GOC15-1.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ig/GOC15-2.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ig/GOC15-3.jpg
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15th April 07, 08:57 AM
#2
Lovely pictures; looks like you got some good exercise.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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15th April 07, 11:14 AM
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Thank you for those photos. As a Kiwi (New Zealander) James Cook played an important part in the founding of my country as he was the first to explore and chart the coasts.
Brian
In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes.
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15th April 07, 11:30 AM
#4
A nice healthy kilted activity there acaig!
I have seen the James Cook Memorial in Whitby but didn't know there was another!
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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15th April 07, 04:54 PM
#5
Great pixs and a good weather what more could you ask for.
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. Benjamin Franklin
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. Mark Twain
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15th April 07, 04:57 PM
#6
Though he was born in Yorkshire, Captain Cook's father was Scottish.
Cheers,
Todd
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15th April 07, 04:57 PM
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15th April 07, 05:06 PM
#8
Lovely to share the outing. Is 25C a normal temp. there at this time in the year?
Past President, St. Andrew's Society of the Inland Northwest
Member, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Founding Member, Celtic Music Spokane
Member, Royal Photographic Society
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15th April 07, 08:02 PM
#9
very nice..Jame Cook was pretty famous here too, he discovered the east coast of Australia before he went to kiwiland!
Why am I not surprised you were the only one in your group kilted!! We are pioneers, lads, discovering and re-discovering new frontiers, maybe a little like the captain himself!
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15th April 07, 09:19 PM
#10
Originally Posted by acaig
The tall obelisk is a memorial to Captain James Cook, the famous mariner
That Captain Cook gets around. I was in Tahiti about a year ago . . . he'd already been there. We go to Fletcher's Restaurant in the Captain Cook Hotel here in Anchorage all the time, and we're just a stone's throw from Cook Inlet, also named for the captain.
Nice pics
Abax
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