tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post3445440215395680929..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Millport. Great Cumbrae. Largs. Arran. Skiing In Scotland Video.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-90514904935822286582017-06-11T20:16:32.398+01:002017-06-11T20:16:32.398+01:00I think you only really see anything much when you...I think you only really see anything much when you either walk or cycle. It always amazes me and Richard that when we cycle down a road we think we know, we see all sorts of things (e.g. roadside wells) which we never knew about. And walking down into Plockton from the train station recently (we've always driven in), we saw a new shoreline path to the nearby castle, the war memorial and an outside church - that was fantastic!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-71197240806005502892017-06-11T01:45:08.337+01:002017-06-11T01:45:08.337+01:00Hi Carol,
Yes, I was just thinking it's only ...Hi Carol, <br />Yes, I was just thinking it's only in the last 60 years or so all this carnage of road kill has developed. Walked the old road to Ba Bridge a few years back then came back along the main A 82 that crosses Rannoch Moor and we spotted at least a dozen deer killed by traffic lying in the verges beside that highway. You only really see the damage caused by roads when you walk them on foot. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-63555328476590560992017-06-10T00:30:33.971+01:002017-06-10T00:30:33.971+01:00Horrid about all the squashed wildlife - we haven&...Horrid about all the squashed wildlife - we haven't any mammalian wildlife left any more in our area due to drivers and 'hunters'. How on earth anyone can't see and avoid a hedgehog, I've no idea - I think they run them over for spite!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-31109319228730179722017-06-06T00:49:23.630+01:002017-06-06T00:49:23.630+01:00Hi Mike,
That's why I stopped at half a dozen...Hi Mike,<br /> That's why I stopped at half a dozen or so blogs. Enough to feel you are not sending posts into a void but manageable enough to comment weekly on other bloggers updates. Having said that it can still take a couple of hours out of an evening as I do read them thoroughly. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-73470772361968959472017-06-06T00:43:50.189+01:002017-06-06T00:43:50.189+01:00Hi Linda,
Thought you'd like it. Unfortunately...Hi Linda,<br />Thought you'd like it. Unfortunately predicting good skiing in Scotland is almost impossible- even when you live here.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-13500671656526479772017-06-06T00:41:07.299+01:002017-06-06T00:41:07.299+01:00Worth a visit to all three Firth of Clyde islands ...Worth a visit to all three Firth of Clyde islands Andy although for a hill-walker Arran is the real gem.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-19629173743768574382017-06-06T00:39:20.150+01:002017-06-06T00:39:20.150+01:00Hi Neil,
same here.Hi Neil,<br />same here.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-46815736641282838662017-06-06T00:38:42.294+01:002017-06-06T00:38:42.294+01:00Cheers Ian,
Another island for that effect is Ker...Cheers Ian,<br /> Another island for that effect is Kerrera beside Oban. Close enough to see folk walking into the town's busy shops across the water yet feels very remote and isolated.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-23233480023497129762017-06-05T14:08:02.197+01:002017-06-05T14:08:02.197+01:00Nice one, Bob. Enjoyed that - I've been dragge...Nice one, Bob. Enjoyed that - I've been dragged round the island on a bike and thoroughly enjoyed an ice cream in a very retro place, Nardini's, in Largs. Also famous for its battle, of course - Largs, I mean, not Nardini's. Sorry - I've not dropped in for awhile - I'm finding it impossible to visit/comment on blogs as often as I like.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-29211402812155233082017-06-05T00:55:45.241+01:002017-06-05T00:55:45.241+01:00Enjoyed the video! I'd love to ski in Scotlan...Enjoyed the video! I'd love to ski in Scotland one day. Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-80657883455381157782017-06-04T20:33:47.669+01:002017-06-04T20:33:47.669+01:00I've heard alot of good things about Great and...I've heard alot of good things about Great and Little Cumbrae islands. I can see why now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-21510113289000117112017-06-04T17:46:37.009+01:002017-06-04T17:46:37.009+01:00Love Cumbrae, some wonderful scenery especially fr...Love Cumbrae, some wonderful scenery especially from the west coast. I have a day walking round the island every year and finish off with a fish tea in Nardinis in Largs. Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-3029575620878850582017-06-04T07:45:06.282+01:002017-06-04T07:45:06.282+01:00A grand day out indeed Bob, I really like the quie...A grand day out indeed Bob, I really like the quiet and relaxed atmosphere of Cumbrae, it seems much further away from the mainland in "feel" than in miles<br /><br />Ian Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130778756061507141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-50961939907947624072017-06-04T01:14:14.151+01:002017-06-04T01:14:14.151+01:00Evening Anabel,
It's not changed much and if y...Evening Anabel,<br />It's not changed much and if you've not been over the inland road up to the Glaid Stone summit then down into Millport it's a lovely walk on a nice day and still quiet and peaceful. Really scenic in winter if you have snow on the Arran peaks but sunny and sheltered at lower levels around Cumbrae. Great for bird life then as well. Gets busy in the town area during the peak summer months. Also a good alternative return walk via Mid Kirkton to Fintray Bay and past Skate Point back to the ferry.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-49138834423377292972017-06-04T00:58:58.910+01:002017-06-04T00:58:58.910+01:00Hi Linda,
Maybe for humans but I don't think a...Hi Linda,<br />Maybe for humans but I don't think animals evolved over millions of years just to end up splattered over a road :o) In the next hundred years if humans keep increasing in numbers at the same rate and cities keep spreading across the planet there will not be much room left for wildlife at all. The best they can hope for is our own extinction first. It certainly worked for mammals and dinosaurs.... roll on that next meteorite :o)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-21150939090846228092017-06-04T00:47:31.522+01:002017-06-04T00:47:31.522+01:00Hi Rosemary,
yes, only an hour away from Glasgow a...Hi Rosemary,<br />yes, only an hour away from Glasgow and a ten minute ferry crossing to reach Great Cumbrae. Under a fiver. Same drive and 30 minutes on ferry over to Bute. An hour by boat to reach the Arran Peaks for a tenner. Still a real bargain.Just as well these days for me as it's £60 in petrol to go past Fort William so most of Highland Scotland is only accessible if we have several folk in the car sharing the costs. £50 for a tin of exterior masonry paint in the B and Q today so I never bought it. £50 quid for one tin of trade paint!!! I'm not someone that always counts the pennies and if its something I really want- like a camera - I'll splash out but modern Britain seems to be a constant outlay of £20 notes flying out the wallet to buy anything unless you are in a pound shop type discount store. You would like Great Cumbrae and Millport.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-2965354762081344942017-06-03T23:25:36.821+01:002017-06-03T23:25:36.821+01:00We have noticed the same phenomenon- walk a few hu...We have noticed the same phenomenon- walk a few hundred yards and you lose most people. Suits us! Not been to Millport for a while - tempting....Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-34922294326358502202017-06-03T15:20:47.127+01:002017-06-03T15:20:47.127+01:00Beautiful photos! Sad to see the animal carcass, ...Beautiful photos! Sad to see the animal carcass, but that is part of life. I love taking long walks in places like this. Thank you so much for sharing.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-76429864713684148432017-06-03T11:00:17.600+01:002017-06-03T11:00:17.600+01:00You are lucky to have the opportunity to pop over ...You are lucky to have the opportunity to pop over to the islands on these ferries so easily and readily - they are a great asset. Been on the ferry to Bute and Arran but not to Great Cumbrae.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com