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Holy Isle, Samye Ling, etc. 2010 October onwards
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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 …
Glasgow
Taken on the morning after Hogmanay so what do you expect? Not my photo - follow link in right hand half of thumbnail.
Gorbals
note the Celtic Tiger on the hoarding on the left
Samye Ling
The bloke on the right bears a remarkable resemblance to Roger
Oscar, German Shepherd, 12 years old
Elfie, Lurcher. 6 years old
Roger and Lesley's visit
Uncle Sherab
Sherab Palden Beru, known around the monastery as Uncle Sherab.
Obituary on the Samye Ling website and
Sherab Palden Beru in Wikipedia.
The real Samye Ling
Naga House
(This image ripped off from the Samye Ling website - hence only thumbnail available.)
Description. In summer it is on dry land. See also this
video shot in winter.
Dining Room
When the monastery was starting, I think they must have asked visitors please bring your own crockery and cutlery and donate them to us. They have a wonderfully diverse collection.
Shrine Room
Outside
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