Sonstilstandsdag 2001/ Summer Solstice 2001

Met ons so vêr noord (nagenoeg 58° Noorderbreedte) het ons heerlike lang, maar nie noodwendig sonnig & warm nie, somersdae. (En natuurlik kort winterdae...) 'n Groep van ons het die somer sonstilstandsdag by die "Gearrannan Blackhouse Village" (http://www.gearrannan.com) gaan deurbring. Ons het gebraai (op die Suid-Afrikaanse manier, kompleet met boerewors & mieliepap), gelag, gepraat & kaal om die Callanish klippe gedans. Darem nie regtig laasgenoemde nie; niemand het genoeg gedrink om dit te probeer nie!

Our high latitude (approximately 58° North) makes for long, although not necessarily warm & sunny, summer days. A group of us celebrated summer solstice at the Gearrannan Blackhouse Village (http://www.gearrannan.com). We had a "braai" (traditional South African barbeque complete with South African sausages), talked & laughed for hours, had a midnight stroll in the waning light & danced naked around the Stones (at Callanish). Naw, not really the latter, nobody had that much to drink!

Even the weather did it's bit & basked us in glorious sunshine for a thoroughly enjoyable time.

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