I've started the year the way I mean to go on - by getting
out the bike when possible. Today was dull and breezy but dry (at first) and
a bearable temperature (6C/43F) so I went for a run to the nearby coast.
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| "Endeavour" sculpture at Port Glasgow depicts an ocean liner |
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| Nearby is the paddle steamer "Comet". It was built in the town in 1811 and was the first successful stream passenger ship in Europe. This is a replica built in the 1960's by shipyard apprentices. |
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| I'm perfectly dressed for a stroll along the waterfront |
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| Cranes at Inchgreen dry dock, Greenock |
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| The Custom House, Greenock |
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This is a poignant place being the last view of Scotland
many would have
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| I've always thought that this is a fine looking tenement building |
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| The Esplanade, Greenock |
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| The tug "Bruiser" |
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| Memorial drinking fountain to novelist John Galt on the Esplanade |
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| They must be hardy souls in Gourock! |
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| Gourock seafront |
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| Kip Marina |
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| A Viking in Largs. There is a Viking theme here because of the Battle of Largs in 1263. |
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| It wasn't a day for ice cream |
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| Wish you were here? a very dull Largs seafront |
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| A bike shop in Seamill of which I was previously unaware. They seem to specialise in "classics". For my brother here's an old one of his - a Honda CB200. |
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| Saltcoats. It had started to rain and the light was fading - time to head for home. |
Nothing dull in visiting the waterfront. I am an ocean person I would prefer living close to a coast to get a salty sea breeze every once in a while. Instead I have to live in the Black Forest and close to the Alps. ;-) Cheers, SonjaM
ReplyDeleteYou're never far from the sea in Scotland and it is always worth a visit - but you have the Bodensee.
ReplyDeleteA chilly day, but it looks like a nice ride with good sights to see.
ReplyDeleteIt was gloomy and cool rather than cold - but any run in January is a bonus. The advantage of this country is that it is compact - all the photos were taken in 30 miles of coast.
DeleteI've swam in the pool at Gourock, eaten ice-cream from Nardini's, and been to Vikingaar in Largs. All during the summer, mind.
ReplyDeleteAh, the joys of the Ayrshire Riviera!
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