7 days, men in skirts, knobby knees and 843 emails

July 18, 2007

We are back from our annual trek to Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina on the occasion of the Scottish Highland Games of the same name. The weather was cool, met many old friends, made some new ones and got a couple rounds of golf in. Not trying to turn this into a travel blog but, thought it would be fun to share some of the sites. The only downside to this exemplary vacation was returning home to 843 emails of which at least 750 were junk. Vacations are supposed to be a stress reliever. Nevertheless, it is good in many ways to be back and refocused on the many challenges and tasks waiting for us.

The Daily Market Watch picked up again this morning. The monthly statistics are waiting for me to fill in the all the charts. It appears (at a glance) that not much changed in a week without watching.

Below are selected photos depicting activities and friends at the event.

Left to right:
(1) Massed pipes and drums marching with dance competition in the background,
(2) Pam relaxing on our mobile patio with a friend, and
(3) A meet up with the friends that were on our 2005 Scotland tour (the "head only" is Alex Beaton, Scottish entertainer and tour organizer).

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