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A few photos of our recent trip to Bute. George, we were watching the forecast and booked last minute to get the best chance of some nice weather and it worked out well. We travelled down the scenic route through Aviemore, a wee bit of the A9 then west on some single track roads to the top of loch Lomond and down to Colintraive. Unfortunately a fatal accident around midday closed the road about 20 miles from the ferry so we had no option other than wait for three hours until around 7 when it was reopened.

First day was spent at Mount Stuart House and gardens. Undoubtedly, the highlight of the trip for me! The architecture, material choices and craftsmanship are sublime.




Day two involved a 5 mile hike around Kilchatten bay where we stopped and watched the Waverley steam past then some driving up the West of the island to the Kyle's of Bute.



Day three was spent in Rothesay visiting the castle then museum, a leisurely cheese and wine lunch overlooking the marina followed by a visit to the Victorian toilets 🍷😄


A slight detour on the way home took us through Glencoe with a stop at the visitor centre, on to Fort William and back home via Aviemore.


George , I can understand Sandra's desire to own a house in Rothesay, sadly the town is pretty run down now with many boarded up buildings and vacant shops. Efforts are being made to improve things though. It must have been a spectacular sight in it's hayday with up to a hundred paddle steamers per day arriving packed with tourists!