Arnside Knott

The white gable-end about a third of the way in from the left is 66 Sedbergh Road, Kendal and in it is the window of the bedroom that Roger had as a child. I remember watching heavy goods trains hauled by two steam locomotives with a third, "banking engine" pushing at the rear. The banking engine would then come back light to Oxenholme where it was stationed.

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

Looking back to Ardrossan

West Kilbride

Goat Fell on Arran

Brodick Pier

Shore Road, Bodick

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.

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

Brodick castle

Arran Asia Trading Company - on Geograph

The Big Wooden House - "Arran's celebration party house - the crème de la crème of self-catering accommodation".

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

Lochranza Castle

Machrie telephone exchange at NR 890 330. Geograph image

Ailsa Craig

Pladda (map sources) with Ailga Craig behind

First view of Holy Isle

"The South" (see later). Former lighthouse keepers' cottages and the inner lighthouse

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.

Panorama of Lamlash Bay

Looking back to Lamlash

The animals are Soay sheep

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.

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.

Shrine room in upper part of the boathouse. Not my photo - follow link in right hand half of thumbnail.

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 …

Crazy golf - from here on Geograph

Taken on the morning after Hogmanay so what do you expect? Not my photo - follow link in right hand half of thumbnail.

note the Celtic Tiger on the hoarding on the left

He swam the Eske river where ford there was none (text of the poem and text with notes)

The bloke on the right bears a remarkable resemblance to Roger

Oscar, German Shepherd, 12 years old

Elfie, Lurcher. 6 years old

The Yaks

Sherab Palden Beru, known around the monastery as Uncle Sherab. Obituary on the Samye Ling website and Sherab Palden Beru in Wikipedia.

(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.

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.

Kagyu Samye Dzong is the London branch of Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery. It is housed in the former public library in Spa Road, Bermondsey, SE16

The only connection with Samye Ling is that it is in the same county