North ...

[Arthur Little]

... to Alaska? ... to the "wilds" of rural Aberdeenshire - tomorrow morning for a few days - in order to join my daughter & son-in-law in the birthday celebrations for my two grandchildren - who'll be 4 and 1 year old on Wednesday and Friday, respectively.

So, folks ... have a good week. I shall return on Friday evening.

[Sim11UK]

I'd like to go to Alaska Arthur, but rural Aberdeenshire sounds nice...Have a nice time with your family.

I'm heading East in a matter of hours, then South-East

[raynaputi]

wow! I'm so jealous you two are having a vacation! Have fun Arthur with your family at Alaska and buy some nice presents for the kids ..and Sim, enjoy your time with the Ladybug..

[mikey73]

hi arthur and sim
enjoy your trips and have fun

[Terpe]

Have a great trip Arthur
Two birthdays... that's nice. Enjoy

[Doc Alan]

"North to Alaska" was a film about striking gold (and more...) starring John Wayne and Stewart Grainger, and the title song by Johnny Horton was a hit in 1960.
Have a good trip Arthur and tell us if there's any gold in Aberdeenshire

[malditako]

have a safe trip sir arthur

[stevewool]

hi arthur enjoy your trip and enjoy the kids , sim you have a fantastic trip, it seems ages since you have saw your wife , have a great time both of you

[stevewool]

have a safe and enjoyable trip both of you arthur enjoy the kids and sim enjoy your wife seems ages since you have been there

[stevewool]

wooppppppppppppppppps just got dc and then connected sorry

[sars_notd_virus]

have a nice and safe trip Sir ARt and Sim,enjoy ur time with the love ones

[rani]

have fun sir arthur...

[forester]

Arthur, have a good trip and enjoy the celebrations.

[joebloggs]

its not far enough north Aurthur i want to see the northern lights

[mikey73]

its not far enough north Aurthur i want to see the northern lights

hi joe,
you can see the northern lights where arthur has gone, they can been seen around aberdeen during the winter months.

the northernlights of old aberdeen

When I was a lad, a tiny wee lad, my mother said to me,
"Come see the Northern Lights my boy, they're bright as they can be."
She called them the heavenly dancers, merry dancers in the sky,
I'll never forget that wonderful sight, they made the heavens bright.

Chorus:
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see;
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen, that's where I long to be.
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen.
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.

[joebloggs]

i've promised my misses nearly 10yrs ago to take her to see them , maybe next yr we'll got to iceland and see them

for now it looks like we'll be takin g the kids to see the lights at blackpool on saturday

[mikey73]

hi joe
i would like to see the northernlight too, stayed around aberdeen most of my life and i have never seen them. hope you and your family enjoy blackpool on saturday

[stevewool]

the northernlights are on my dream list too , fancy a trip all of us soon

[joebloggs]

the northernlights are on my dream list too , fancy a trip all of us soon

that's very kind of scouser Keith to hire a mini bus to take us all

[Arthur Little]

folks, for your good wishes. Had an enjoyable time ... but - at the end of the day - there's no place like home! And it's nice to be back here "among" you all.

[raynaputi]

Welcome back Arthur!

[Doc Alan]

I think there's some diasppointment it wasn't "North to Alaska" Arthur, with northern lights and gold, maybe next time

[Arthur Little]

Welcome back Arthur!

, Rayna ... this forum really is like a 'second home' to me!

[Arthur Little]

I think there's some diasppointment it wasn't "North to Alaska" Arthur, with northern lights and gold, maybe next time

Possibly, Alan; funnily enough, though, Fiona & Dean actually did have an Alaskan Cruise - as an "add-on" to a Western USA holiday - a few years ago ...

[Arthur Little]

... and they had a "whale" of a time, as I recall!