The Vital Spark...

Anybody from Scotland...or anybody that has lived in Scotland for a while will more than likely have come across the names of Para Handy and The Vital Spark. The Vital Spark is a fictional Clyde puffer, created by Neil Munro and Para was the skipper. I'm guessing this is not the 'real' fictional Vital Spark (!!!!) but this is mine, snapped on the Crinan Canal at Christmas :-)

Classic Nepal....

Prayer flags...........you find a few in Nepal.....enough said!

Looking down on Thame....

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This was taken on my recent trip to Nepal. It is taken at approx. 3,800m looking down on the village on Thame which is the last outpost on the ancient trading route over the Nangpa La Pass between Tibet and Nepal. We stopped for 2 nights to help with acclimatisation and stayed in a Lodge owned by the sister of our head Sherpa, Nima. Think you will agree that the village has a pretty amazing backdrop.