tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post3046181277098418274..comments2023-10-12T12:42:24.252+01:00Comments on J_on_tour: Millport, Island of Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire.J_on_tourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-28050884630864094552015-04-18T00:16:13.286+01:002015-04-18T00:16:13.286+01:00Thanks Cranberry Morning, several south facing bea...Thanks Cranberry Morning, several south facing beaches on the west coast have tropical plants due to the warm Atlantic Gulf stream. Torquay in Devon and Logan Gardens near Stranraer (SW Scotland) have similar plants growing. Didn't meet many seagulls on this occasion.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-88726408715503366172015-04-18T00:09:58.161+01:002015-04-18T00:09:58.161+01:00Thanks Petra, I didn't get the opportunity to ...Thanks Petra, I didn't get the opportunity to visit the Garrison House as I photographed it from the bike. Once a gull in Oban (further north on the west coast on Scotland) stole half a fish from the takeaway I was having. I was concentrating on a silhouette sunset shot whilst holding a tray of food, big mistake !!J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-55943152170479458902015-04-18T00:05:22.250+01:002015-04-18T00:05:22.250+01:00Thanks Roy, it was fantastic weather that day alwa...Thanks Roy, it was fantastic weather that day always helps in places like this ... as it could so easily have been the opposite.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-66852134181072858162015-04-18T00:03:59.378+01:002015-04-18T00:03:59.378+01:00Thanks for your visit Linda.Thanks for your visit Linda.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-86134570779982576432015-04-18T00:02:37.900+01:002015-04-18T00:02:37.900+01:00Thanks Mike, a must visit place when in that part ...Thanks Mike, a must visit place when in that part of Scotland. Nice to meet your wife too on our recent meet up and finding out some connections with your comment.You'll have to return and see it later then !J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-18076497186374745452015-04-17T23:58:32.351+01:002015-04-17T23:58:32.351+01:00Thanks CherryPie, It was a lovely day when I could...Thanks CherryPie, It was a lovely day when I could have spent some time on one or two of those seats.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-27372052280923105112015-04-17T23:56:32.725+01:002015-04-17T23:56:32.725+01:00Thanks Michelle, it was the best day of the week a...Thanks Michelle, it was the best day of the week and the bike ride wasn't too strenuous either.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-34198915017110695222015-04-17T23:55:12.438+01:002015-04-17T23:55:12.438+01:00Thanks Ola, the crocodile is a unique rock structu...Thanks Ola, the crocodile is a unique rock structure.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-12903055623694138522015-04-17T23:54:05.240+01:002015-04-17T23:54:05.240+01:00Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed it. I was looking for...Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed it. I was looking forward to this excursion for some time and was pleased with the images from a nice day.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-32110443674421082872015-04-17T23:51:59.239+01:002015-04-17T23:51:59.239+01:00Thanks Trevor, great place for a bike ride albeit ...Thanks Trevor, great place for a bike ride albeit very short in professional terms and the shops pricing structure encourages people to go around the island again.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-51389739721463231892015-04-17T23:49:12.202+01:002015-04-17T23:49:12.202+01:00Thanks Adrian, Only been here twice, second time w...Thanks Adrian, Only been here twice, second time was nostalgia and I suppose what you see is what I want to show, not the boring bits just out of shot !!J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-16298289743693707822015-03-31T03:15:23.562+01:002015-03-31T03:15:23.562+01:00Beautiful scenery, and it looks warm and humid. Wa...Beautiful scenery, and it looks warm and humid. Was it? I would never have thought that there were such tropical trees in that part of the world. Seems strange. (I always look up these places on Google Maps.) In spite of the last sign, I hope you shared your lunch with the hungry and begging 'locals.' :-)Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-62921988946566512042015-03-19T21:06:47.832+00:002015-03-19T21:06:47.832+00:00J, those are beautiful sceneries and the Garrison ...J, those are beautiful sceneries and the Garrison House looks fantastic, I really like this style. It is great that it was repaired and is used again.<br />I do not have a personal experience but I read more than once that gulls can be quite nasty intruders and may not be welcome everywhere…Petra Pavlátkováhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703286779861972964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-32963167490729350172015-03-15T13:20:12.531+00:002015-03-15T13:20:12.531+00:00Wonderful Vistas you have taken J.
Great weather ...Wonderful Vistas you have taken J. <br />Great weather as well.Roy Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054701497328213666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-85211340214724943932015-03-12T13:03:26.690+00:002015-03-12T13:03:26.690+00:00Mrs Britain took me there once; it was charming. ...Mrs Britain took me there once; it was charming. You have captured it well. She didn't show me the crocodile though, so I'll have to see it later (alligator).Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-58337329328522732672015-03-12T01:12:07.999+00:002015-03-12T01:12:07.999+00:00A fabulous series of photographs. The sky is just ...A fabulous series of photographs. The sky is just perfect!CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-34013901355532681722015-03-10T00:16:29.003+00:002015-03-10T00:16:29.003+00:00It all looks so sunny and beautiful. I would have...It all looks so sunny and beautiful. I would have enjoyed a bike ride there. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-68862504945435058862015-03-09T13:02:48.980+00:002015-03-09T13:02:48.980+00:00it has so many wonderful views! and I like the cro...it has so many wonderful views! and I like the crocodile:) Olahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974463440732558398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-41583813370962088952015-03-09T12:52:29.707+00:002015-03-09T12:52:29.707+00:00Great stuff J, well worth the wait!
Kind regardsGreat stuff J, well worth the wait!<br /><br />Kind regardsIan Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130778756061507141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-5501609212258643742015-03-09T09:27:07.112+00:002015-03-09T09:27:07.112+00:00Seems like a wonderful place for a bike ride J.......Seems like a wonderful place for a bike ride J..... Thanks for sharing the ride and your images.TrevorW�� https://www.blogger.com/profile/13212954091289189979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-34063139429263370482015-03-09T07:31:20.261+00:002015-03-09T07:31:20.261+00:00This is a place I've never visited. It looks a...This is a place I've never visited. It looks as if I missed out but then I feel that whenever I see your perspective on places.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com