Well all will be revealed before you get to the end of this blog!
Approximately two months ago I started a blog an the journey we take to the Isle of Arran, then looking back about a month ago I continued it with a blog on some of the CalMac ferries we have used during our holidays in Scotland. By a strange coincidence both these blogs were written on the 27th of the month.
Well here we are approximately a week before the 27th of this month and I thought it was about time I continued the holiday themed blog. So what shall I tell you? Let's start off at the departure point on the mainland of Scotland. A place called Ardrossan.
In the twenty odd years we have been taking our holidays on the Isle of Arran, Ardrossan has changed quite dramatically. I remember the first time we drove down the main street to the ferry terminal, it looked a typical dour grey street. lined with typical dour grey terrace houses which fronted directly on to the pavement. Not exactly an inspiring sort of place.
Ardrossan - Glasgow Street - a dour grey street.
Dour grey terrace houses.
Fronting directly on to the pavement.
After crossing the level crossing and entering the dock area - again a bit grim and grotty, with the usual dockside debris - chains, anchors, large containers, oil drums etc. etc. we wondered what we were letting ourselves in for!
We waited patiently for the CalMac ferry - in those days it was a smaller one called the Isle of Arran, and watched excitedly as the bow lifted up and the bow doors opened to disgorge a stream of holiday traffic, some coaches and a few commercial vehicles.
Bow doors opened to disgorge a stream of holiday traffic, some coaches and a few commercial vehicles.
Inside the ferry, on the car deck.
Six million and forty eight thousand??? - It's the number of seconds from July 21st to when we set off on our holidays!! (In other words ten weeks)
Anyone for Ardrossan, Brodick and the Isle of Arran?
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