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Full Day In Isay prounouced Ila
... BEEN ON. I was priviledged to be part of almost everything they do at Bruichladdich today. I was there for the grind, the wash, samples the wash backs, and watched feints and middle run on the distilling floor. I filled barrels, turned on the mash tonne and got an hour and a half with Jim McEwan talking about the then and now of whisky. It was only to be a few minutes but turned into 90! i wished I had videoed ...
On a monster hunt
... Hanoverian power in Britain. The conflict was the last pitched battle fought on British soil. - Wikipedia We watched the reenactment of this battle in many ways, a story board, a 360 degree movie and a walking tour of the battle ground itself. The Jacobites lost between 1,500 to 2,000 men whilst the Government losses were only 50. It was discovered later that the Government army consisted of quite a number of Scotsman. Hence, it seemed more like a battle of the clans. The boys ...
Arrichar Loch Long to Isle of Arran
Another good breakfast then off to connect with the ferry to Arran. Driving in the rain today but makes it all very Scottish and atmospheric. All the way down beautiful Loch Fyne to wait in the murk for the ferry which is slowly approaching. Think we will hole up in the hotel this afternoon and sit the rain out. Got the rustic little car ferry for the half hour ride to Arran. Very functional. ...
Bute was beaut!
... rain started just after we got to the stop. No shelter so rain jackets on, hoods up face away from the wind.
We had time to visit the ‘famous’ Victorian toilets before the ferry came. They were a site to behold! The cisterns were glass and looked like fishbowls up in the walls. A weird urinal in the middle of the men’s, marble wash stands. A bit like Mount Stuart and that these too were totally over the top.
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Around the Kintyre Peninsula
Today we made a circle tour around the Kintyre peninsula, beginning with Balinakill, once the estate of the McAlister family. In its present incarnation, as Balinakill Country House, it is a large Victorian mansion with 12 bedrooms, beautifully furnished, operating as a self-catering holiday rental. Previously, it had served as a hotel, a private residence, and a school. The main part of the present house ...
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