tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post4083864122769057456..comments2024-03-20T18:13:07.791-07:00Comments on LOCH NESS MONSTER: Retirement At Loch Ness?Glasgow Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-73363849237518342572018-02-02T14:14:07.365-08:002018-02-02T14:14:07.365-08:00Any links to the Smith and Hodges photos MD? I din...Any links to the Smith and Hodges photos MD? I dinny ken them. Cheers. Kyle Tittertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575714238450998417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-62992594141455291292018-01-30T14:15:08.692-08:002018-01-30T14:15:08.692-08:00My fantasy of course is to visit the loch, as reti...My fantasy of course is to visit the loch, as retirement is looming. I would think the most interesting "pins" would be the major land sightings, which I might visit to get a sense of the space and position on the lochside. Then for now, the position of what I consider to be the valid photos and films: Gray, Smith, Hodges, Rines, Dinsdale, Raynor(though he now thinks it wasn't the LNM) - and throw in the sighting locations for Greta Finlay, Cameron and Fraser, Boyd and perhaps Marjorie Moir. Perhaps I'd best break the the trip into 3 visits! best, MD MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677445203076443333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-40239608320862630902018-01-30T13:27:42.160-08:002018-01-30T13:27:42.160-08:00Thanks, MD. How many "pins" will go in t...Thanks, MD. How many "pins" will go in the map?<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-79568545695237524022018-01-30T11:12:04.199-08:002018-01-30T11:12:04.199-08:00Like you, I did not know that was a box I had to c...Like you, I did not know that was a box I had to check. Should be fixed now. Will look forward to details on the Grant sighting and also the book, which will distill a lot of the great info on this blog. Many thanks, Roland.MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677445203076443333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-73533412466023698152018-01-30T01:04:26.337-08:002018-01-30T01:04:26.337-08:00Soz GB ...only just seen this..no not spoke to him...Soz GB ...only just seen this..no not spoke to him but im going back up the loch in march so i will mention it then!ROYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593737226241908577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-27446469045986897942018-01-29T15:05:15.426-08:002018-01-29T15:05:15.426-08:00Any word back from your friend who saw the monster...Any word back from your friend who saw the monster?<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-74778710108011028932018-01-29T13:01:53.216-08:002018-01-29T13:01:53.216-08:00Off subject but nice to see u have changed ur prof...Off subject but nice to see u have changed ur profile foto to the rines one! Good to know we changed ur opinion on this wen not so long ago u thought it was too light to be a nessie :-) ROYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593737226241908577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-66942970843698666132018-01-29T06:32:14.373-08:002018-01-29T06:32:14.373-08:00P.S. I noticed my own blogger ID was hiding its pr...P.S. I noticed my own blogger ID was hiding its profile - now fixed.<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-31791857089863397402018-01-29T06:31:18.451-08:002018-01-29T06:31:18.451-08:00I do have an upcoming article on the Arthur Grant ...I do have an upcoming article on the Arthur Grant case - it will be in my new book coming out soon. No plans to put it on the blog though.<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-70259511388079110982018-01-29T05:09:57.771-08:002018-01-29T05:09:57.771-08:00MD, you have blocked users from seeing your blogge...MD, you have blocked users from seeing your blogger profile, can you enable this please else you will not be allowed to comment further. Just moderation poicy thanks.<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-6271718139624623052018-01-28T20:59:59.017-08:002018-01-28T20:59:59.017-08:00Hi Roland, I've obtained a very large topograp...Hi Roland, I've obtained a very large topographical map of the Loch and have been pinpointing the major sighting locations. Your article on the potential Spicer location is fascinating. I'm trying to pinpoint Arthur Grant's land sighting on the map. Do you have an upcoming blog article on this? - would be good to have a more or less pinpointed location. Would also be fascinated to read your thoughts on the Smith film, terrible resolution and all. Surely in all this time, someone has located the two schoolboys that were present, and questioned them - especially as they were both there for the final sighting of the object. Thanks! MD<br />MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677445203076443333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-80010643824124679312018-01-26T14:44:54.887-08:002018-01-26T14:44:54.887-08:00Not sure bout retiring but the thought of ending ...Not sure bout retiring but the thought of ending up spending a lot of my time at loch ness has crossed my mind a few times...for me it wud be a log cabin overlookin the loch like the one i stay in at fort augustus!! When i venture out of fort i have often passed a cabin overlooking urquhart bay ..think it was called strone cabin or summit! Id often wondered about spending sum time there but on my last visit it was sadly in the middle of bin knocked down! Dont know wether another one was going up or not...maybe sumone cud enlighten me...cheers...RoyROYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593737226241908577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-42663404090285029982018-01-24T12:34:17.848-08:002018-01-24T12:34:17.848-08:00Roland if you can find a place on the shore - DO I...Roland if you can find a place on the shore - DO IT!! Steve Feltham toughed out all those winters in his book mobile and loves the winters at the Loch. Sure some winters would be harsh but god damn it's Loch Ness, imagine having your morning coffee while taking in the beauty of the Loch. You would be right there, if I lived in Scotland I would do it in a heart beat.<br /><br />Good luck and I hope you really find a retirement home on the shore someday, I'm already jealous lol! Keep your camera close, binoculars ready, and your camera batteries charged.Jordan Newhouse Artworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106532852180727936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-62125303661142405772018-01-24T09:17:27.144-08:002018-01-24T09:17:27.144-08:00South side is totally diffrent to the north side! ...South side is totally diffrent to the north side! Its like bin in two diffrent places if u see wat i mean.. i spend most of my time in fort augustus so dont get up the south side as much as id like! Maybe i shud make the effort when im up in March to spend more time on that side as it is beautiful...i love the high road by dores where u can look down on the loch and see it in all its beauty! And of course for a pit stop in the dores inn on my travels lol especially now they do tennents.! Roll on......RoyROYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593737226241908577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-51479744635470700362018-01-24T01:25:01.148-08:002018-01-24T01:25:01.148-08:00Hmmm, well. Is there a "Loch Ness" premi...Hmmm, well. Is there a "Loch Ness" premium on house prices compared to say a few miles further inland?<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-76036815675350533412018-01-24T01:23:45.909-08:002018-01-24T01:23:45.909-08:00So, Riitta (and RP McMurphy) how is the demographi...So, Riitta (and RP McMurphy) how is the demographics of the loch? Are there a high proportion of people who are not born there? Lots moving in from England, Glasgow, Edinburgh?<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-78111993208684517312018-01-23T21:17:37.831-08:002018-01-23T21:17:37.831-08:00It's had a lick of paint recently so someone i...It's had a lick of paint recently so someone is clearly owning it. Not sure who though.<br /><br />The house building thing is a difficult one. One of those large building firms would dearly love a chunk of loch side real estate so they could park one of those identikit new build schemes on it. That would look totally out of place as they do in many rural areas.<br /><br />Other than that there's also the fact a lot of the land on both shores is owned by Forestry Commission - who tend not to be big on selling for building. <br /><br />It can be done. I know someone building above Foyers just now. That said, when plots are made available they tend to be top dollar. As an example those big houses up on the left as you come into Dores were around 200k for the plot alone before you even laid a brick. <br /><br />Dores is really popular because it's on the loch but only a short drive into Inverness. Foyers tends to put a lot of people off as it's that bit further and the road scares a lot of people off. Inverfarigaig's nice but very few houses and people tend to hang on to them.RP McMurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346900582173520880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-46513330785945952902018-01-23T07:52:51.896-08:002018-01-23T07:52:51.896-08:00Went up for new year a few years back! Stayed at f...Went up for new year a few years back! Stayed at fort augustus chalet park! It was minus summit silly with thick snow everywhere and snowed the whole time we wer there! It was beautiful and i loved it ..the only pain in the butt was the journey home which took 12 hours instead of the usual 7 lol.....RoyROYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593737226241908577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-85518825784546592902018-01-23T06:05:17.893-08:002018-01-23T06:05:17.893-08:00New build plots are at a premium on both shores an...New build plots are at a premium on both shores and tend getting planning permission tends to be a huge headache.<br /><br />The landowner above Dores tried to clear some trees recently and had objections from the other side of the loch at Abriachan as apparently it spoiled their panoramic. Go figure.RP McMurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346900582173520880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-29826879971951275752018-01-23T05:56:57.585-08:002018-01-23T05:56:57.585-08:00In answer to the ambulance question - there's ...In answer to the ambulance question - there's an air ambulance works out of Raigmore in Inverness. RP McMurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346900582173520880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-55001249779339091452018-01-23T05:56:25.478-08:002018-01-23T05:56:25.478-08:00Gee whizz guys - we're in the north of Scotlan...Gee whizz guys - we're in the north of Scotland. You'd think it was Siberia the way you lot are talking :-)<br /><br />The winters here are really no more severe than anywhere else in Scotland. In fact we've had it easier than the central belt this last couple of weeks.<br /><br />The Foyers-Whitebridge road is a bad example is its an old road that climbs to about 350metres so of course when it snows it gets a fair covering.<br /><br />I live loch-side. Couldn't live anywhere else. Pretty much got everything I need - rural life but I'm 15 minutes into Inverness if I need any big town amenities.<br /><br />You should go for it Roland, you'd be made very welcome.RP McMurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346900582173520880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-41699673042061896442018-01-23T04:11:01.583-08:002018-01-23T04:11:01.583-08:00Lol, I take your point, Roland...the dangers of te...Lol, I take your point, Roland...the dangers of texting when full of flu and whisky! To be honest I only ever venture to the south side in summer if my visitors want to go.Riittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296949540507134751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-67939797644713451102018-01-23T01:23:18.477-08:002018-01-23T01:23:18.477-08:00I was thinking more of the south shore, I presume ...I was thinking more of the south shore, I presume the A82 is a better road even in winter?<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-37437281455979319132018-01-23T00:55:59.618-08:002018-01-23T00:55:59.618-08:00The answer is a lottery win. Summer property at Lo...The answer is a lottery win. Summer property at Loch Ness, winter property further south. Just choose the correct six numbers, it can't be that difficult can it?! Heh heh! <br /><br />Being serious now, I had similar thoughts once about moving there. I probably wouldn't be able to afford it. And your description of the winters there makes me think it was a crazy idea anyway!Will Soutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005247829328136516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-57055841793356429632018-01-22T16:42:30.270-08:002018-01-22T16:42:30.270-08:00Roland, I moved up here March 2003 from Nottingham...Roland, I moved up here March 2003 from Nottingham and haven't had a seconds doubt. I am currently quite ill with what's being described as 'Aussie Flu', but the main A82 route seems mainly clear, so I'm not too bothered. Honestly, Drum can be a bit of a pain in the Summer, what with all the touroids but Winter?...I love it.Riittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296949540507134751noreply@blogger.com