Wales and Scotland

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still on our way to Brodick..small harbours all along the coast belonging to individuals and villages...these harbours come in all sizes depending on the size of village or number of scattered proprties

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finally we reach our destination the castle and grounds of Brodick
driving up the drive to the castle the grounds were blue with bluebells...

the castle its self is built out of stone which has a pinkish tinge...and like other castles in Scotland is much homlier than English or Welsh ones


the views were great but the walled garden was very dull as its too early in the year

another view from the terrace

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not allowed to take photos inside..but managed a quick one of the stags heads which covered the stair wall

the grounds were lovely...stretching over a huge acreage

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we made our way back to the hotel....with the hedgerow a blur of colour...and sceneray all around..we couldn't have been any nearer the water without actually being in the water

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today we left the hotel on Arran to go to another hotel at INVERARY...but first we were to go via two ferries and the Mull of Kintyre to visit the isle of Gigha....but due to the coach being too large and the gangplank too steep for the ferry it was all change
we arrive for the ferry

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the chaps tried every thing to get the coach onto the ferry..but to no avail...

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so we all got back onboard...and then had a mad dash to try to catch the large ferry we had come to the islan on..only trouble was we had less than twenty mins to get to the ferry port the other side of the island....but we made it with a few mins to spare and joined other island hoppers

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on the ferry approaching Ardrossan once again...the rearrangement of our travel plans ment we would travel to inverary via the shores of Loch Lomond skirting the outer reaches of Glasgow via the shores of Loch Lomond...stopping at a shopping outlet[goody] and getting stuck in a torrential downpour

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still loch Lomond..then we begin a long climb up out of the valley[these are not in the right order...the first pic should actually be the last one as we start to climb

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still climbing the steep pass until we get to the top..its called the ""rest and be thankfull"""and the old road






from the top looking down the valley

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and on we go still on our way to inverary..at least it finally stopped raining

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and at long last our destination hoves into view.....inverary is the home of the Dukes of Argyl,...at one time the town/viallage was adjacent to the dukes place..but on of the dikes didn't like the idea[and I don't blame him] so he moved the town about half a mile or so and designed a new one some time in the 17hundreds..quiet an attractive place...our hotel faced the loch..an added bonus

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some views of the loch


dredger at work

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the ducal seat...the blue is from masses of bluebells....

[annaj26]

May 28, 2014 6:02:16 GMT -5 mouse said:

the ducal seat...the blue is from masses of bluebells....

I love these 2, mouse. That bottom one is just about perfect.