Look what the storm blew in

September 13, 2011

A storm delayed the start of my trip for a few hours at Logan but then we seemed to make up some time with a tail wind.  Landed in Glasgow and headed to the Queen Street Station.  The spectacular  West Highland Line heads to Oban.  The storm that proceeded me to Scotland had filled every […]

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Kintyre Peninsular

September 1, 2011

My first stop was Lochgilphead. The bus from Oban was about a 40 minute ride.  The hotel I had booked was a bit before Lochgilphead so I was a little traumatized when we shot right past it. Having no way to return, I canceled and took a room at the Argyll Inn.  The pub bartender […]

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A great trip comes to an end

June 19, 2009

I had to catch the early train so Kenny, proprietor, knowing I would be gone before the coffee was made, left me a box lunch in the kitchen so I wouldn’t be famished.  Nice man.

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The Mast

June 18, 2009

It’s a communication tower. You can see it from the village.  If fact you can see it from everywhere it seems so I asked how to get to it. Walk I was told.  Fair enough.  Mary Gollan is one of the owners of the Plockton Inn where I was staying and since she was running […]

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Plockton Brewery

June 18, 2009

When in Rome do you drink Roman beer?  I had Martin pour me pint of the local and was duly impressed so once I found where it was made, I made arrangement with Andy Will for a tour.  I once went to the Budweiser Brewery in New Hampshire.  Andy’s place in not quite on that […]

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Duncraig Castle

June 17, 2009

It’s not really a castle.  Well, not my idea of one, but with 80 rooms it is one big house.  The history of the place is interesting.  Built in the 1860’s by Alexander Matheson a businessman who seems to have made a lot of money in the opium trade, it has it’s own railway station […]

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Back to Plockton

June 16, 2009

Nice harbour, friendly people, great food and so much to see. No wonder I keep coming back.  And hard to get to which is probably a good thing.  I always make sure I’m there for a Thursday as the local musician session is great.

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To Armadale on Skye

June 14, 2009

The day was another gem.  The crossing was smooth and the views of the ancient caldera the result of collapsed volcanos eons ago.

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Mallaig

June 14, 2009

One of the best things I have found about Scotland is how people seem to love to chat with strangers.  During dinner at the restaurant I had the pleasure of talking with people at other tables.  The happy results this is one gentleman, Mr Sandy Adams who had a caravan in the area, offered to […]

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To the Lighthouse!

June 13, 2009

The day was spectacularly bright, sunny, warm and clean smelling. Since I have woken up in the most western hotel in Scotland, I’ve decided to head to the actual most westerly point, Ardnamurchan (to pronounce it do an imitation of George W Bush saying “odd ‘Meercan”).  It is only a few miles to the Point […]

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