British Astronaut Tim Peake has shared a selfie in Oban as he arrives in Scotland for a Munro-bagging journey along with his father-in-law. The previous Worldwide Area Station (ISS) crew member posted the smiling photograph of himself heading for the ferry en path to the Isle of Mull on social media.
Tim is a European Area Company Astronaut and is known for having grow to be the primary Briton to go to the ISS in 2015, even managing to finish a spacewalk throughout his six-month keep on the station.
Posting the picture of himself alongside one in all Scotland from area, Tim wrote: "Nice to spend the day within the Scottish Islands mountaineering with my father-in-law. He’s climbed all 282 Munros (many a number of occasions) and now has solely 29 Corbetts to go - an enormous accomplishment."
He additionally shared a picture of what seems to be a waterfall on Mull as he spent some high quality time along with his household.
Followers have been delighted to see him taking a while out of his busy schedule to take pleasure in himself, one wrote: "I am so glad you've discovered time in your busy life to spend with household doing an exercise you each take pleasure in on stunning islands."
One other added: "Properly carried out Tim Peake not solely inspiring the following technology in STEM however an Ambassador for VisitScotland. Maybe “Prepare like an Astronaut” also needs to embrace climbing hills close to kids' properties then maybe contemplating exploring Munros."
Not simply busy climbing mountains, Tim can also be an envoy for STEM training and has simply written the second e book in his 'Swarm Rising' sequence.
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