Day 1582 a day trip to Dunoon with seals, dolphins AND a PS Waverley sail past! 🚘🚆🚢🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏽‍♀️🚢🚆🚘

If alcohol free Carlsberg did days out…. Wow. We’ve had it all apart from scorching sunshine!!

We spent a while trying to decide what to do today. We were going to go to the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow Green today…. Entrance was £22.50 and I was worried that it wouldn’t take our attention for a whole day and yet, we would feel like we should stay…. I’m sure we may have missed a great day but we opted for a car, train and ferry trip to Dunoon! I have lived in Scotland all my life and I don’t think I’ve ever been to Dunoon.

So we took the dogs out first and then drove to Glengarnock train station.

We jumped on the train to Paisley Gilmour Street.

We changed there for Gourock.

When we got to Gourock we had to chose between the ferry to Dunoon at 1.05pm or Kilcreggan at 1.30pm. We chose Dunoon as it was earlier. We had some time to kill.

What hoves into view around the corner, as we wait?!?

The Waverley is heading to Dunoon just before us!!

Then we spotted this seal waiting around the fisherman. That’s the best photo I got!

Dunoon Pier is beautiful.

Lots of it is derelict.

This is our trip for the day!

We went for lunch at The Boat House in Dunoon. It was really lovely, a beautiful view doon the watter, as they say in Glasgow!

We then for a long walk through Dunoon to Kirk and then to Hunters Quay.

We sailed back with Western Ferries.

We were the only foot passengers

Then Helen screamed and was routed to the spot and couldn’t speak… she spotted the dolphins!!

We were very excited and almost missed getting off the Ferry!!

How lucky was I with the seagull?!?!

Last off the ferry!!

We then had a 50 minute walk back along the front in Gourock, to the train station… what pops up behind us?!?

How lucky were we!!??

So no blue sky but it’s been dry all day.

We’re on the train home now and have pre-ordered a chow mein!

We’ve marvelled at the view, the wildlife and all the buildings we have walked past.

We have chatted about anything and everything oh and had a good charity shop rummage!

Another exciting day planned for tomorrow.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️