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Old 9 July 2018, 07:25 AM   #1
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Bike trip round small Scottish island

Yesterday my cold had all but dried up & we hit the road with bikes in back of car for a weekend in a place called Port Appin- just south of fort Willian

Yesterday we took the passenger ferry across to Lismore & cycled the island. So peaceful & quiet. We took lunch across with us & where we stopped - one of the best views in world. The island is in the Scottish inner Hebrides & only a 2.5 mile drive from Glasgow

Hope everyone had a great weekend themselves
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Old 9 July 2018, 07:28 AM   #2
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Old 9 July 2018, 08:16 AM   #3
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Sounds like a wonderful day.
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Old 9 July 2018, 10:27 AM   #4
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Wow, that is stunning. Thanks for posting.
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Old 9 July 2018, 03:25 PM   #5
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Looks like a beautiful, relaxing day.
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Old 9 July 2018, 04:29 PM   #6
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Old 9 July 2018, 10:51 PM   #7
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Scotland=My dream place. Stunning. If I am able to, I would love to retire there someday!
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Old 10 July 2018, 01:14 AM   #8
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Old 10 July 2018, 10:04 AM   #9
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Beautiful trip!
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Old 10 July 2018, 09:27 PM   #10
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Old 10 July 2018, 11:02 PM   #11
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Lunch at the Pier House used to be a favourite of mine. Is it still there?
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Old 19 July 2018, 08:53 PM   #13
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Googled fort Willian but couldn't find it?
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Great pics of your Scottish day. We once did a whisky pilgrimage that included Islay (about a 30 min. flight from Glasgow) and really enjoyed our time on the island, even though the water was always brown (from the peat).
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Old 20 July 2018, 06:49 AM   #17
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Lunch at the Pier House used to be a favourite of mine. Is it still there?
It was pierhouse we stayed at. It’s still a fantastic place to stay/ eat.
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Old 20 July 2018, 07:01 AM   #18
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[QUOTE=Rockrolex;8776647]Great pics of your Scottish day. We once did a whisky pilgrimage that included Islay (about a 30 min. flight from Glasgow) and really enjoyed our time on the island, even though the water was always brown (from the peat).[/QUOTE

Glad you enjoyed it - We did a week on Islay 2 years ago & got the best week of the summer

Did the laphroiac tour which was great & took the car across to Jura for the day. From where we stay - we’re 2 hours to ferry & an hour ish across on ferry. Need to go back next year for definite
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Old 21 July 2018, 04:51 PM   #19
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Wow !! Looks like a very special trip. Lovely
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