Other Lodge Adventures
The Lodge at play
For many years the members of Lodge St Olaf made time away from the Lodge for their ‘sabbaticals, adventures which saw them visit many places from the Isle of Arran to the most remote pub on the UK mainland, here are some of the memories of these enjoyable misdaventures.
Knoydart 2005
Inverie Revisited The St Olaf Possee revisited Knoydart during the early summer of 2005. The group was blessed with fantastic weather and an almost midge free time which was as pleasurable an experience as it was an unusual occurrence at this time of year. The walk to...
Arran 2005
Meticulous planning and detailed organisation from the collective brainpower of company directors and captains of industry must have assured a flawless adventure to Arran.Arrangements saw 3 of the team choose motorbikes as the preferred mode of transport, a further 5...
Knoydart 2004
Inverie On the 5th June 2004, 9 of the Lodge members went to the pub! What’s so unusual about I hear you say? Well, this particular pub is the Old Forge and according to the Guinness Book of Records, it is the most remote pub in Britain! So here’s the script, the 9...
Braemar Walk 2002
The Lodge has ventured to Braemar on several occasions over the past few years. Initially intended to be skiing weekend, but since we never get any snow up here when you need it, the weekend inevitably gravitates around the local hostelries where the crack is always...
The Speyside Way 1989
Adventurers Gordon Mackay Kenny Davidson Derek Clark Jim Conner Barrie Harper Tom Petrie Doug Sheal Rodger Wallace Alison Mackay Joan FisherThe Tale of the Knotted Dandelion DAY MINUS ONE – AND COUNTING I write this on the eve of our journey...
The West Highland Way 1986
The Lodge began it’s a more adventurous fundraising efforts back in the mid ’80s with the 100-mile trek along the West Highland Way. Four Lodge members agreed to take on the arduous task and as well as any physical preparations they would have made, they also...