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ScotiaCon 2011 ~ and why you missed out
14 years ago
Truly Amazing.
If you were thinking about going, but didn't...shame on you... you really did miss out on something amazing.
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To start with, we left on Thursday...Originally, it was supposed to be early on Thursday, so that we could arrive in Scotland at the Hotel before it got dark, as it would be about a 9 hour journey up there.
I had booked off the day from work, so that I could get a decent night sleep beforehand, and wouldn't be shagged out on the ride up....Alas, things happened, time ticked by, but then eventually after about 2pm, I got the phone call to come meet up at the Rendezvous point, which was Black Wolf's house.
We arrived, then not long after, Drayygon, Equium, and SFW appeared. We unloaded their car, and waited for the last person in our Convoy...also the one with most of the Conventions Equipment.
Turned out that our last person, Ceil Fox, would be delayed, due to the Van breaking down in Dudley, panic stations and cars get re-packed and loaded up with as much gears as we could carry, and the passengers, minus Black Wolf, who would wait for Ceil.
So, Me, and Sayre, along with Two Head Trees, our own stuff, and a load of Monitors set off after SFW, Drayygon and Equium in Black Wolf's car with more equipment.
We got separated by the dreaded light system of Wolverhampton...we ended up going in different directions to the M6, and My car managed to get in front of the other, so me and Sayre sat in the slow lane while waiting for the other to catch up to us.
Just before we hit a dead lock on the motor way, the other car caught up, and our Convoy of two continued up the country.
To break the boredom, me and Equium played Eye Spy over text messages across the cars.
At times this was like waiting for an email on a computer which would only connect to the internet once every 15 minutes, due to the shite lack of reception in places along the country.
Alas, we grew tired of this, and of traveling so stopped at a Services near the boarder.
After eating and resting, we got word that Ceil was back on the road, and very close to our location...we decided to wait for them, and head in convoy once they caught up.
When they turned up, it was a quick trip to the petrol station, to fuel up, and get out the radios.
Now our ScotiaConvoy, was all together, and Back on the Road!
Time went on...laughs were had... Scotland wasn't getting much closer, but still we pressed on.
Eventually, after almost falling asleep at the wheel for the 50th time... we saw the lights of Inverness.
Stopped by the Hotel, and said good night..as me and Sayre had a place at a B&B to stay that night, however when we got to that, it turned out their "24 hour reception" wasn't 24...we ended up sleeping in the car, only to be woken up many times in the early morning by the strangely large amount of people walking by.
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Day 1 ~ Friday
The Con Starts today! We get to the Hotel and help unload the Van... Excitement builds as it gets closer and closer to the official start.
Register, Sign In, Dump Crap in our Room, go see Opening Ceremony...then...relax and enjoy the rest of the day.
Put on my Kilt along with my Suit, instant hit of the Convention... I am looking forward to seeing some of the pics soon... specially the ones where I am doing my "Monroe" impression over the big fans.
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Day 2 ~ Saturday
So tired last night, but after some decent sleep, felt amazing!
Finally got to eat some Haggis (found out the Weatherspoons just the road did it), after which, my trip to Scotland was complete, I had eaten Haggis.
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Day 3 ~ Sunday
Last day :/
Oh well... was a fun one, so much to do, closing Ceremony, and a Trip to Loch Ness!
Highland Fling Party! Ended up doing the Time Warp with FatKraken, apparantly we also turned down Christopher Nolan's kids when they tried to enter the Convention area...haha :p
Alas, this is the time when me and Sayre had to head home... and lack of place to stay at the Hotel meant it was on the road for us... at 3am in the morning >.<
Half way down the A9 we decided to stop and sleep till morning, and then try and do the massive drive in day light.
Upon finally reaching home at 6pm on Monday evening, being tired, dirty, cramped, things aching all over... hating the road, the car, and everone on it...I decided... I'd do that again for that Con... just because oh how good it was.
It was THE FIRST SCOTIACON, and it was amazing... of course it had small problems, every Con does... but it did so well to say it was it's FIRST!
My journal doesn't do any justice to the event at all.... you all missed out... now you must suffer and watch the videos and pictures and tell yourself "I could of been there"
Next time, just do it!
If you were thinking about going, but didn't...shame on you... you really did miss out on something amazing.
---
To start with, we left on Thursday...Originally, it was supposed to be early on Thursday, so that we could arrive in Scotland at the Hotel before it got dark, as it would be about a 9 hour journey up there.
I had booked off the day from work, so that I could get a decent night sleep beforehand, and wouldn't be shagged out on the ride up....Alas, things happened, time ticked by, but then eventually after about 2pm, I got the phone call to come meet up at the Rendezvous point, which was Black Wolf's house.
We arrived, then not long after, Drayygon, Equium, and SFW appeared. We unloaded their car, and waited for the last person in our Convoy...also the one with most of the Conventions Equipment.
Turned out that our last person, Ceil Fox, would be delayed, due to the Van breaking down in Dudley, panic stations and cars get re-packed and loaded up with as much gears as we could carry, and the passengers, minus Black Wolf, who would wait for Ceil.
So, Me, and Sayre, along with Two Head Trees, our own stuff, and a load of Monitors set off after SFW, Drayygon and Equium in Black Wolf's car with more equipment.
We got separated by the dreaded light system of Wolverhampton...we ended up going in different directions to the M6, and My car managed to get in front of the other, so me and Sayre sat in the slow lane while waiting for the other to catch up to us.
Just before we hit a dead lock on the motor way, the other car caught up, and our Convoy of two continued up the country.
To break the boredom, me and Equium played Eye Spy over text messages across the cars.
At times this was like waiting for an email on a computer which would only connect to the internet once every 15 minutes, due to the shite lack of reception in places along the country.
Alas, we grew tired of this, and of traveling so stopped at a Services near the boarder.
After eating and resting, we got word that Ceil was back on the road, and very close to our location...we decided to wait for them, and head in convoy once they caught up.
When they turned up, it was a quick trip to the petrol station, to fuel up, and get out the radios.
Now our ScotiaConvoy, was all together, and Back on the Road!
Time went on...laughs were had... Scotland wasn't getting much closer, but still we pressed on.
Eventually, after almost falling asleep at the wheel for the 50th time... we saw the lights of Inverness.
Stopped by the Hotel, and said good night..as me and Sayre had a place at a B&B to stay that night, however when we got to that, it turned out their "24 hour reception" wasn't 24...we ended up sleeping in the car, only to be woken up many times in the early morning by the strangely large amount of people walking by.
---
Day 1 ~ Friday
The Con Starts today! We get to the Hotel and help unload the Van... Excitement builds as it gets closer and closer to the official start.
Register, Sign In, Dump Crap in our Room, go see Opening Ceremony...then...relax and enjoy the rest of the day.
Put on my Kilt along with my Suit, instant hit of the Convention... I am looking forward to seeing some of the pics soon... specially the ones where I am doing my "Monroe" impression over the big fans.
---
Day 2 ~ Saturday
So tired last night, but after some decent sleep, felt amazing!
Finally got to eat some Haggis (found out the Weatherspoons just the road did it), after which, my trip to Scotland was complete, I had eaten Haggis.
---
Day 3 ~ Sunday
Last day :/
Oh well... was a fun one, so much to do, closing Ceremony, and a Trip to Loch Ness!
Highland Fling Party! Ended up doing the Time Warp with FatKraken, apparantly we also turned down Christopher Nolan's kids when they tried to enter the Convention area...haha :p
Alas, this is the time when me and Sayre had to head home... and lack of place to stay at the Hotel meant it was on the road for us... at 3am in the morning >.<
Half way down the A9 we decided to stop and sleep till morning, and then try and do the massive drive in day light.
Upon finally reaching home at 6pm on Monday evening, being tired, dirty, cramped, things aching all over... hating the road, the car, and everone on it...I decided... I'd do that again for that Con... just because oh how good it was.
It was THE FIRST SCOTIACON, and it was amazing... of course it had small problems, every Con does... but it did so well to say it was it's FIRST!
My journal doesn't do any justice to the event at all.... you all missed out... now you must suffer and watch the videos and pictures and tell yourself "I could of been there"
Next time, just do it!
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