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PETE MAIN

Born in 1945, I grew up in and around London where I qualify as an Electrical Engineerserved after a five year apprenticeship. Needing a change, I then qualoified as a teacher (Physical Education & Mathematics) and worked as an Outdoor Activities Instructor for over 30 years at outdoor education centers mostly in Lothian Region and Edinburgh Education Authority. My unique claim to fame is that, to my knowledge, I am the only person to have worked at all four Edinburgh & Lothian Centres.

My wife Kathryn and I owned and ran Newtonmore Hostel for 20 years. Now retired I'm now an 'Old Guy On a Bike' with a lot of knowledge and experience in most outdoor activities on and off the water (but please don't ask me to go down a cave)!

Sue, Neil, Ali & Adrian now run Newtonmore Hostel and their website is www.highlandhostel.co.uk

Interests

Enjoying retiredment
Cycling; on and off road
Mountaineering & Climbing
Skiing; Alpine & Nordic
Photography
Computing
Countryside and wildlife
Reading
Music

Favourite Authors

Ian Banks
Isaac Asimov
Bill Bryson
Ben Bova

Favourite Movies

Forest Gump
Phantasia
Imagine
Apocolypse Now
The Matrix
Avatar

Favourite Music

Anything that rocks
Anything folksy.

I have always enjoyed writing and hope the articles will inform or entertain you.

The 'date' of an article is when it was considered to be complete. Email me if you want to make a comment or discuss anything. I would also be delighted to hear from any old friends.

All articles are copyright but you are welcome to quote or reproduce all or part with an acknowledgement.

Enjoy your read.

Pete

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