That is it, the Enchanted Forest for 2017 is finished, last show was Sunday night & the whole thing has been a wonderful success. 72,000 people attended over the 31 nights, bringing an awful lot of trade into the area, with cafes, restaurants, pubs, hotels & bed & breakfast establishment seeing a huge rise in sales. Even the Blair Atholl Country Museum stayed open & saw an increase in visitors, some days above what they had recorded during summer months.
The dismantling of the structures at E.F. has gone well, with the water section that I was involved in, what took nearly two weeks to construct has been taken apart in one & a half days. 17 rafts & pumps, plus all the scaffolding that held them together off the water, all areas available to fish now, though I think it might take the winter for the fish to get over the upheaval.
Below are the last four shots of this years show that I took on Saturday night :-
First the lava flow hillside complete with a reflection in the Loch.
Next, I think this looks like the woods are on fire & the jets are trying to put it out, trouble seems to be they are trying with petrol not water (vivid imagination me).
The next two shots are of the Rainbow Bridge, a huge part of the show & children just loved the water spray on the outside of it. Apparently there were 3 marriage proposals on the bridge during the show. One guy, came up from London, hired the event after it had shut to the public (10.30 pm) had families with him & surprised his girlfriend by getting down on one knee in the middle of the bridge, she said yes. Expensive thing to do , just worries me what the women will expect for their wedding?
