The Esplanade Hotel
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Day 1 - Milngavie to Balmaha (19.8 miles)
... do, no problem! OMG, This hill may not have been high but I was so glad and motivated that on the other side was my accommodation for the night a hot shower and hopefully a hot meal. I checked in just before 16:00 (£20 + £4.50 for a packed lunch tomorrow), first things first, a shower and clean clothes, breaking the blind in the shower room in the process, I am sure it was already broken ;-) All clean and with a hot cuppa inside me, I headed out to the local pub, The ...
On a monster hunt
... still around. We explored the fort in the rain but it was still quite exciting and fun of the boys especially. When we got to the chapel and I spotted the organ, I couldn't help myself but to switch it on and Amazing Grace rang throughout the whole building. It brought back memories of my organ playing days during my teen aged years in the Methodist Church. The views from the fort were magnificent. Again take a look when I manage to load the photos. We then rushed off to ...
Bute was beaut!
... 8217;d finally found it, it didn’t look worth going in to. So we went back around to the entrance to the castle and paid it a visit instead. Very cool circular keep complete with moat and beautifully manicured grounds.
We watched an interesting short movie on the Viking history in Scotland and Bute and Rothesay Castle were intricately involved.
Time to catch the bus so walked back to the harbour front and I’d read ...
The West Highland Way
Moving north from Cumbria we crossed the border into Scotland for the very first time! We pulled into Glasgow for the day and unfortunately were rained out (literally...a complete downpour left us hovering under cover for most of the afternoon). Although our time in Glasgow was short and wet, it seemed liked a really nice city and comes highly recommended for at least a few nights ...
Island in the Sun
... again just about fully cooked. However, it was like rubber (the chef must have zapped it in the microwave) so I kept saying "rubber duckie" and making quacking noises!! By this stage, I had consumed a few glasses of wine and was very disappointed in my meal.
Ian spoke to chef and they came to a compromise on the bill. Wandered back to the B&B and watched a bit of the Olympics – the swimming was ...
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