dolphins – The Rambling Sloth 🦥

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 ♥️♥️♥️

Wow.

I have just had THE most amazing day! Honestly just out of this world.

This is what life is all about for me. I felt pretty rotten when I woke up this morning. I’d had a restless sleep from about 4.30am and I felt pretty grumpy when I got up and honestly, my head was raging and I was fairly tearful.

A perfect day to have something different to do and not just be stuck in the house.

I’d booked with Clyde Charters for a special dolphin spotting cruise they were running, leaving James Watt Dock Marina at 11.30 today.

I left in plenty time as my anxiety will always make me do…. Here my round trip today.

Just as well I left early as it wasn’t the easiest place to find straight away…. I parked in the marina and set off to find them.

I couldn’t see any obvious signs so I ended up looking them up on the sat nav and walked in that direction!

I spotted a guy near to the end of the walkway and asked him. He laughed as he said they’d had the same issue and he was actually standing in front of the sign that said “Clyde Charters Meeting Point”. I got chatting to them, as I do…. They were really lovely and wishing 5 minutes found out they were precious clients of Craig at the Scottish Dog Behaviourist

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How funny!!! Veronika sent Craig a photo of us together… he said it took him ages to figure out how he was seeing me in a photo from her…. It is a very small world!

They were so kind and kept me company on the trip. Everyone else was lovely too and as Craig says, I’ll chat to anyone… I was in my element. I love meeting new people.

Here’s our boat!

The Clyde Charters team were super friendly too and had a gorgeous 6 month old German Shepherd with them.

Puppy and dolphins?!?! Dream day.

We set off up the coast and didn’t even get as far as Gourock before we were joined by 4 dophins… including the baby “Clyde”.

They were with us for about 2 and a half hours and I can’t tell you how magical it was. So I’m just going to have to blast a few of the 963 photos I took today…. And that is no exaggeration!! If you’re on FB please go and have a look at my first “live”, big girl pants on for that. Craig is always telling me to get on camera… so I thought now’s as good a time as any! I’ve also shared a reel and there are more to come. 🙄😬😘

Oh one thing I would say is check out the scenery and not just the dolphins… there’s snow on the mountains, barely a ripple on the Clyde and the odd Ali Cat CalMac ferry passing!