The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

THE LAST DITCH

Journey’s End

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1,600 miles later, Vittoria and I are back in the North of England.
Normal blogging service will return soon (after a long-anticipated family party, which I am hosting tonight). In the meantime, here are a few pictures of the trip (click to enlarge).

L-R: Vittoria in the Assynt, the Scottish Crannog Centre,
my silhouette on the loading ramp of the Islay Ferry, the mash house at the Bruichladdich distillery on Islay, David our guide at the Laphroaig Distillery shows the size of the peat that got away, Laphroaig’s wonderful seaside location,
a short stout, flat-bottomed
Laphroaig still with its upward-sloping lyne arm in the act of producing my favourite tipple, Jonathan Livingstone (showing my age again) over Bowmore Harbour (where the Harbour Inn produces a very decent lunch) and finally New Lanark, which I visited on the run South.

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5 responses to “Journey’s End”

  1. Colin Campbell Avatar
    Colin Campbell

    Nice photos Tom. Glad that you shared that trip with us.

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  2. JMB Avatar
    JMB

    Mutter, grumble, complain. I have broken down and registered with Typepad to avoid signing in, however I can’t seem to have a photo no matter how I try! I am challenged technically once again and in this instance defeated.
    A lot of miles in a short time. I’m sure you’ll be sorry to leave her. As CC said before me once again (we are towards the end of the day in this time zone) thanks for sharing the journey with us, thanks to the wonders of WiFi, even in the wilds of Scotland.

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  3. jameshigham Avatar
    jameshigham

    You tak the high road and I’ll tak the road to the mash house.

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  4. Phil A Avatar
    Phil A

    Ah Laphroaig the very water of life along with Lagavulin…

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  5. Ellee Avatar
    Ellee

    Good to hear you had such a great trip.

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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.

Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.

He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that

“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”

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