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Holy Isle, Samye Ling, etc. 2010 October onwards
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Euston to Glasgow
This was taken on the return journey. I thought I might have better luck because the train was slowing (a bit) to stop at Oxenholme. I think I have managed to get No. 66 exactly behind the tree on the left.
These two were taken on a later visit to Kendal by road
General view of Kendal from the train
Ardrossan to Brodick
Looking back to Ardrossan
MV Caledonian Isles is one of the largest vessels in the Caledonian MacBrayne fleet. Confusingly they also have
MV Isle of Arran but that operates the Kennacraig to Islay route.
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Brodick
Madeira (top), the Isle of Wight and Arran (bottom) shown on the same scale.
(Shameless rip-off from Google maps.)
See
our holiday snaps of Madeira.
Hunterston Nuclear Power Station
From the dining room window of
Dunvegan House where we stayed overnight. Note the palm trees - this coast is warmed by the Gulf Stream drift
Bus trip round Arran
"The South" (see later). Former lighthouse keepers' cottages and the inner lighthouse
Ferry to Holy Isle
They took us to this floating jetty at the fish farm south of Lamlash. While we were waiting all the other passengers retreated to solid land for some reason but Lesley and I were perfectly happy rocking gently.
October 8
More animals
Pictures taken by George and others at other times
Sunset
October 9
Not my photo - follow link in right hand half of thumbnail.
Solitary meditation is nothing new on Holy Isle. This is the cave where
Saint Molaise lived circa 600 CE. The Gaelic name for the island is
Eilean MoLaise - Molaise Island.
"The South"
The east Lighthouse
October 10
William Holman Hunt went to the Holy Land and painted this,
The Scapegoat beside the Dead Sea. He could have come to Holy Isle instead - even the bones could be found - see above.
October 11
Shrine room in upper part of the boathouse. Not my photo - follow link in right hand half of thumbnail.
Brodick
Crazy golf in Shore Road. If you follow the line of the Forth Railway Bridge to the horizon, you can just see a dot which is
Hunterston Nuclear Power Station. I thought this would go nicely on Geograph but unfortunately they have …
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