Injuries to the Aberdeen included sore legs, arms and bruised wrists from the tug of war. All in the name of Elvis. I'm sure he would have been proud.
Our journey continued and continued - we managed to get lost once again in the Highlands of Scotland but as we realised we didn't recognise the countryside we had passed, we double backed and made our way back to Lonmay - and the heavens opened up and it rained, rained, rained.
We all changed and donned our gladrags and made our way to the function suite to enjoy another Elvis night. During the dance, presentations were made to the winners in all the categories of the sporting events from the afternoon at the park. At the night drew to a close the last song was "If I Can Dream" - very appropriate for such a wonderful weekend. We said all our goodbyes to our Elvis friends and promised that we should make a return again next year.
Next morning, after a hearty breakfast at the Ban Car Hotel, we made our way to The Old Manse House where some of our members had booked an overnight stay. We had previously arranged to see The Old Manse where Elvis' ancestors Andrew Presley and Elspeth Leg were married on August 27th 1713 - exactly 293 years to the day!!!!!!!
We strolled through the graveyard and read some of the inscriptions and were directed to the ruins that once were The Old Manse. This is where Elvis' heritage began in a small village called Lonmay, near Fraserburgh on the North East Coast of Scotland.
No doubt our thoughts as we walked through the graveyard were what if Elvis' great-great-great-great-great grandfather and grandfather had not emigrated to the USA. We wouldn't be here now or enjoying Elvis' music and meet all our friends through Elvis...........
Exhausted and happy, we boarded our mini-bus and headed home.
LONMAY 2006 - THE PHOTOS
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