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Subject Topic: DSG Squirly Girlies go Ace!
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Personarmchaircamper
26/10/2015 at 2:35pm
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Some of the female members of the Deid Squirrel Gang have just had a fabulous weekend camping at Ace Hideaways near Forres in north east Scotland.

We were looking for somewhere in the area which allowed campfires and came across this fairly new site which turned out to be everything we love about camping.

Ace Hideaways is part of Ace Adventures, a white water rafting and outdoor activity place. There are a few tent pitches in a small area of woodland with a campers' kitchen, showers and compost toilets. You can camp year round in your own tent but some of the facilities are limited in the winter months apparently.

Wee Eck's tent:


My tent:


The Biz's tent:




The Biz in front of one of the bell tents which can be hired:


There's also a lovely shepherd's hut:




The campers' kitchen and showers. This is an excellent covered area with a long bench, hot water, gas cooker, barbecues and even saws for cutting up firewood.


Mmm... pancakes, crispy bacon and maple syrup for breakfast.




The Biz making her special scrambled eggs.


A wee birthday celebration.




Early morning light on the fields:


The neighbours:


Foraging for firewood is encouraged:


The Biz has come prepared with her axe as well:








The woods were so beautiful that we left our barrow of firewood and went for a wander:






A cosy fire in the evening:


Wee Eck's tent under the moon:


We wandered down to the nearby River Findhorn:












Wee Eck leaves our mark in the sand:




A few decorations back on site:


Hubble, Bubble and Trouble:




Further down the River Findhorn at Randoph's Leap:








Post last edited on 26/10/2015 20:37:13

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Sarah


Personthebiz
26/10/2015 at 4:04pm
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What an excellent weekend we had
This campsite has been a tremendous find for those of us who enjoy sites which are as close to wild camping as possible .



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Zymocenosilicaphobia-excessive fear of an empty beer glass

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Personpurplebean
26/10/2015 at 4:26pm
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Excellent pictures :)


PersonMucker1884
26/10/2015 at 6:06pm
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Blimey!
Taking photo's.
Posting photo's on here.
Pitching tent's.
Cooking bacon.
Chopping wood.


... and not a bloke in sight! (Or on site, it seems")


Who'd have thought it!





Bloody fantastic pics, by the way!


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Persongeoffprinter
26/10/2015 at 7:10pm
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Whats the title of that song? Oh yea.... Girls just wanna have fun. Brilliant pics Sarah and gang. Thanks for sharing. Respect.    Geoff


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Personthebiz
26/10/2015 at 8:13pm
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Ha ha Geoff, what an appropriate song

It was such good fun, fires, tarps , good food cooked over the fire and in the camp kitchen ( what a luxury that was, why don't more sites have them ??) ........and as an extra bonus, an all girl group so no fear of methane poisoning ...if you see what I mean



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Zymocenosilicaphobia-excessive fear of an empty beer glass

' When I die, I will return to seek the moments I did not live by the sea'


PersonJimCall
26/10/2015 at 8:23pm
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We have to go there for a DSG/Nutters convention. Limited space could be a problem though?

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Personbilly106
26/10/2015 at 8:38pm
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It looks absolutely stunning my kind of site
If you manage to pull this one off Jim count me in mate !

You must have been in your element ladies !!
Brilliant photos Sarah .....hope your having a great day

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Personarmchaircamper
26/10/2015 at 8:49pm
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The photos were contributed by all of us, Billy. Yes, you'd love the site.

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26/10/2015 at 9:23pm
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We spoke to the manager about a group going and he seemed quite confident that we could be accommodated, its not the number of people, as he says they have had up to 60 people stayin, its the small number and small size of the pitches.

The Nutters would love it Billy, there's loads to do in the surrounding area, riverside walks etc but the business is primarily an adventure company, running white water rafting, gorge walking and on site they have disc golf which looks like great fun and I noticed today that they have fly fishing. I even managed a bit of retail therapy on the way home , how girlie of me



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26/10/2015 at 10:24pm
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Enjoyed the pics and no wonder we love Scotland with scenery like that. Looks a good wee site.

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Personjelboy53
27/10/2015 at 12:25am
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Great foties....and an excellent trip report....I'm going to that site in the near future (Well maybe next year when the weather warms up) with or without you lot(your choice) there I shall indulge myself in all activities on offer...Or perhaps just chill by the fire all day.....All I know is....I need to be there....

Jelboy.

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Personthebiz
27/10/2015 at 11:03am
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Nice review Sarah

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Zymocenosilicaphobia-excessive fear of an empty beer glass

' When I die, I will return to seek the moments I did not live by the sea'


PersonHEJC72
27/10/2015 at 1:15pm
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Lovely piccies and review. Looks like you all had a wonderful time.
Thanks for sharing xx

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Helen xx
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PersonRTS5
27/10/2015 at 5:16pm
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Wee Eck's tent reminds me of my DS PE, it's that same orange and blue combination. Love the penthouse pose on the rocks armchaircamper.

Was your retail therapy camping related?

Brilliant write up of what looks like a brilliant trip


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27/10/2015 at 7:48pm
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Looks like you all had a good time.
Couldn,t see any can of beer though

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To many mountains not enough time.



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