5 Years On
Feb 20th 2017, 5:14 pm
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Feb 20th 2017, 5:54 pm
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Gorgeous view Scot..
Feb 20th 2017, 10:57 pm
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Husband and I took the train from Glasgow to Mallaig two years ago. Spent the night at a lovely B&B overlooking the sea at Mallaig. Mallaig is so pretty. On the way back, three large stag stood side-by-side watching the train go by. Lovely trip.
Feb 21st 2017, 6:56 am
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The view is not from my window but this is how things look in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. I am still pleased that I found the place - even if it is slowly decaying through neglect. What we need is an economic boom in the Clyde Estuary !
Feb 21st 2017, 8:02 am
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What a fantastic view!.. I was actually born at the other end of the country (Isle of Wight).
Unfortunately your statement "slowly decaying through neglect.." is applicable there too, as in many places in the UK these days.
Unfortunately your statement "slowly decaying through neglect.." is applicable there too, as in many places in the UK these days.
Feb 21st 2017, 4:53 pm
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Our rulers are too busy spending on their palaces in Chelsea and Kensington !
Feb 21st 2017, 6:09 pm
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I watched Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles last night. They visited Jura and Gigha. Magnificent views.
Feb 21st 2017, 6:14 pm
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Just wondering; did things deteriorate after the closing of the submarine base in Dunoon? Not just Bute but Argyll in general?
Feb 22nd 2017, 7:27 am
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Main cause of the decline has been deindustrialisation and depopulation of the region.
Greenock, Paisley and Glasgow used to be thriving. Now they are in decay.
Greenock, Paisley and Glasgow used to be thriving. Now they are in decay.
Mar 27th 2017, 8:27 pm
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Had a trip in lovely spring weather to Glasgow and then back down the coast to Largs. Great.
Jun 4th 2017, 5:47 am
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Still here - now going for Kidney Dialysis three times a week. This makes travel difficult but I still enjoy the island and what it offers.
Jun 4th 2017, 6:50 am
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Carry on carrying on.
I'd send you some of my cat's renal diet dry food but I'm note sure it would do any good.
Jun 4th 2017, 7:05 am
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Catfood ? Really ? Yummy !
Jun 4th 2017, 7:06 am
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Seriously - I am posting partly to let people see that as a retirement destination the Isle of Bute is not so bad ! And housing is available - from housing associations and private landlords. the natives are friendly. Most of them.