Tarbert, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

Day 2 of our super dooper tour
May 3, 2008 (5 photos)

Kev has now taken over then blog. Yup. 2nd day we did heaps of stuff. Can't remember any of it but it was all tops! I think we went to the isle of sky. Before we did that though we went out on a fishing boat in Loch Carren. This loch is all hooked up to ...

Back to the Kyles of Bute
May 24, 2008 (5 photos)

As predicted, the washing took so long to dry that we were unable to make the cinema. In all it took over 8 hours in a tumble dryer - if that's the expected performance of a condensing tumble dryer then they should be banned for their contribution to ...

Our last day
Aug 31, 2007 (13 photos)

Our last day and another tour around to get in as much sight seeing as we can.  this has been a fantastic week.  the scenery has been outstanding and I could not stop taking photos. Here are a few more from our travels in bonny Scotland!!!!!

Back to Largs & farewells
May 19, 2008

It was a more overcast, albeit slightly warmer day. We had to get back to Largs to let Peter & Cherrill get back home to Manchester, so we set off at the crack of 10:15 ( getting used to the cruising timetable!) and motored into the F 1-2 ESE wind, ...

Tarbert
May 18, 2008 (5 photos)

... of West Kyle and then 'round the corner' into Loch Fyne and sailed and motored  across to the lovely little town of Tarbert, some 15 miles in all.   Tarbert is a fantastically well sheltered anchorage, a 'hurricane hole' if it was in the ...

more preparations
May 14, 2006

Today was back-breaking! Had to winch 60m of chain on board, then manhandle it down to the bilges.Got loads of other supplies on board including a canvas water catcher and cockpit tent for sunnier climes.Mind you there hasn,t been a cloud in the sky today ...

Greetings from a Pair of Land Locked Liveaboards
Dec 20, 2008 (10 photos)

    We are now back home in Tarbert and have temporarily swallowed the anchor but fully expect to re-gurgitate it in late 2009.   Since being home we have rapidly come to realise just why we love living on the ...

Prepping the boat
May 9, 2006

13 days to go.... All bedding and copious numbers of books on board. Wind vane steering set up and ready to go. Lost padlock to boat somewhere overboard or eaten by Monty! Food and booze still to be bought - have we got room??!!

The Dream Ends but we Visit The Goatshit Gallery
Nov 5, 2008 (10 photos)

... centigrade and were met by our son, Will. After a couple of days in Dunfermline with him and Angela we arrived in Tarbert on a gloriously sunny Saturday morning after a beautiful trip across to Glasgow then along the shores of Lochs Lomond, Long and Fyne. ...

A Scottish Sojourn 1
Dec 17, 2007 (5 photos)

... to involve going to meetings, sitting in the office here staring out of the window at the glorious views down West Loch Tarbert and then attending further "important conferences" in the local hostelries on a regular basis.   Social life has been ...

A sober and quiet Tarbert
Jul 8, 2009

... out day so stopped for lunch at the Light Bites cafe, which seemed crazily busy for a random Wednesday. Thought I couldn't leave Tarbert completely sober, so after a text message poll to fellow sailors, I settled upon a pint in The Victoria. Book, beer and ...

Harris
Mar 31, 2006

A great holiday with my best friends!

Before we set off
Aug 31, 2007

Well this is it... what we have been waiting for. 4-5 yrs of study and ambition to travel around Europe and see all those amazing places. Getting as far as the Uk, and having to wait another 7 months has been torture, but I'm sure it's all worth it. ...