BRS Transport link from Glasgow to Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. 1950’s
Step back in time for a fascinating look back at the BRS Transport link from Glasgow to Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland…
PS Duchess of Hamilton
Following on from my last post about civilised methods of travel. A couple of images of the Paddle Steamer Duchess…
Sometimes…
… I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits. Quote altered slightly and used by A.A. Milne although originally…
Campbeltown Loch
Most folk will know the famous Whisky song but it would appear that few know about the poem by Archibald…
The Wee Train
An old advertising card for the passenger train from Campbeltown to Machrihanish, c1912. What a lovely, unhurried way to travel…
Atmospheric Kilmartin Glen
Kilmartin (Cille Mhàrtainn) an area that is steeped in history and is known as having one of the largest number…
Song Composed in August…
By Robert Burns – 1783 To the Tune: I had a horse, I had nae mair. Now westlin winds and…
Home and love…
Home And Love. Just Home and Love! the words are small Four little letters unto each; And yet you will…
Scart Rock and Jura from Machrihanish…
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Argyll, Scotland to the North East of Islay. Both can be…
The sea is everything…
“… It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert,…
Happy Solstice
Summer Solstice happens today, Sunday 21st June at 09:24am BST. This marks the start of Astronomical Summer in the Northern…
Canoeing and Kayaking in Kintyre
We are truly blessed to have so many places to enjoy water sports around Kintyre. Very pleased that my grandchildren…
Burns Chronicles 1949
Continuing the fascination with old adverts… These are from the 1949 Robert Burns Annual & Chronicle. Published by the Burns…
T’was the run up to Christmas and, lo and behold,…
…thousands of folks trudging out in the cold. Their hands and feet frozen, the wind in their eyes. they scrambled…
Campbeltown Loch I wish ye were Whisky
A favourite song from Andy Stewart is definitely worth a post of its own. His 1963 recording of Campbeltown Loch,…