Having set off from the car park in Pitlochry, the longer-legged Megaraks were almost immediately having to contend with stragglers of a shorter-legged variety. The time it took for all Megaraks to reach the top of the first hill was extended somewhat by Martin's insistence on walking backwards.
The intrepid Megaraks were soon reminded that they were in a wild part of Perthshire when a large grizzly creature appeared from the depths of the Fonab forest.
Unknown to the folk of Pitlochry far below, the surrounding hills are home to internment camps for escapees from Fife.
In what could have led to a nasty case of trench-foot if unspotted for a number of years, Paul notices just in the nick of time that Scotty has his gaiters on the wrong way round.
After 2 hours of walking in a circle, Martin still has unshakeable trust in his GPS, continuing to insist that Clachan an Diridh is "100 yards further on to the right."
After finally arriving at the circle, Martin can be seen wandering around it in a daze, muttering something about how there must be another circle "100 yards further on to the right."
Irene has a good look at the circle, with just one thing on her mind..................
.................. hide and seek!!!!!!!
Yet again, Irene is crowned Megarak Hide and Seek Champion.
Ian falls for the oldest trick in the book - having been volunteered as the human yardstick, he makes the fatal mistake of handing his chocolate to his fellow Megaraks for safe-keeping.
His jacket left hanging on a tree, Martin was last seen disappearing into the forest chanting his mantra: "100 yards further on to the right"
Now free from the shackles of Martin's GPS, the Megaraks walked back to Pitlochry in half an hour, ingeniously using the path that runs from right in front of the circle down to the town. Then it was off to nearby Moulin in the cars, to see the Dane's Stone, and, more importantly, to have a pudding or four at the Moulin, which after all was the real reason they came to this part of Perthshire in the first place. The photo below is proof that the Megaraks have their priorities right - puddings come first, so the Dane's Stone had to be photographed in the dark. The small ball of light to the right of the stone is Nick !
The intrepid Megaraks were soon reminded that they were in a wild part of Perthshire when a large grizzly creature appeared from the depths of the Fonab forest.
Unknown to the folk of Pitlochry far below, the surrounding hills are home to internment camps for escapees from Fife.
In what could have led to a nasty case of trench-foot if unspotted for a number of years, Paul notices just in the nick of time that Scotty has his gaiters on the wrong way round.
After 2 hours of walking in a circle, Martin still has unshakeable trust in his GPS, continuing to insist that Clachan an Diridh is "100 yards further on to the right."
After finally arriving at the circle, Martin can be seen wandering around it in a daze, muttering something about how there must be another circle "100 yards further on to the right."
Irene has a good look at the circle, with just one thing on her mind..................
.................. hide and seek!!!!!!!
Yet again, Irene is crowned Megarak Hide and Seek Champion.
Ian falls for the oldest trick in the book - having been volunteered as the human yardstick, he makes the fatal mistake of handing his chocolate to his fellow Megaraks for safe-keeping.
His jacket left hanging on a tree, Martin was last seen disappearing into the forest chanting his mantra: "100 yards further on to the right"
Now free from the shackles of Martin's GPS, the Megaraks walked back to Pitlochry in half an hour, ingeniously using the path that runs from right in front of the circle down to the town. Then it was off to nearby Moulin in the cars, to see the Dane's Stone, and, more importantly, to have a pudding or four at the Moulin, which after all was the real reason they came to this part of Perthshire in the first place. The photo below is proof that the Megaraks have their priorities right - puddings come first, so the Dane's Stone had to be photographed in the dark. The small ball of light to the right of the stone is Nick !