So today myself, MortalDecay and Ric went down to Big Humpty with a boat. Something that was first dreamt up about two years ago. It was fun.

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Photos Taken: 1,475 (12.7 GB)
Miles Travelled: 1,021
Songs Played: 329
Spam Received While Away: 307
E-mails Received While Away: 53
Days Away: 7
Recovery Vehicles: 1

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On the 17th Of October 1883 the observatory at the summity of Ben Nevis was first opened. It remained open for 21 years, closing in 1904 due to lack of funding. In the 105 years it has remained derelict it slowly fell apart but amazingly some of the original beams used in its construction are still littering the summit of Ben Nevis. To get to the summit is a 4,409 ft (1,344m) climb making it one of the most difficult, highest, remote and time consuming to get to.

Further Reading:

Wikipedia.org

Glasgow Zoo closed on the 23rd August 2003. Two years after the sites closure a few small animals such as llamas, ponies and ostriches still remained. There is essentially no information about this site, including a complete lack of wikipedia page. It seems Glasgow Zoo is destined to be forgotten forever. Sadly I’ve really missed this site, even though it’s only been closed six years it’s been completely destroy by Neds (Scottish Chavs) alot of the buildings are now completely gone including the Tropical House & the zoo shop.

Further Reading:

Tiscali personal site