From Baird to verse

Nicola, Pete, Lola and Nell want to travel the world with a difference. We hope to get a taste of many countries without adding to climate change (with needless emissions from aeroplanes) or having to waste hours of holiday time in airport terminals. We hope our adventures inspire you to take a Grand Tour of your neighbourhood. This post is from Pete

Interesting to note that in the Baird family chapel one fading inscription reads "Bairde de Auchmedden". Nicola says this is the pre-Norman conquest French version of Baird, although personally I believe it's proof that my Essex pronunciation of "Bairdy" has been correct all along. To use a football hooligan analogy, it seems the Bairds backed the wrong firm in the Bonnie Prince Charlie v English ruck. A bit like supporting Forfar's away crew against the ICF...