Gordon, many thanks for sharing your images relating to your Bute trip, last minute booking worked out well for you. (-:

Great pity about someone having an accident, those single track roads are a bit more of a risk in the summer months, with a mix of folk not used to using single track stopping round blind corners to take in the views and locals not adjusting their driving style to suit the tourist season....I have waited longer than 3 hrs at any one time at airports for flight delays, at least you got there in the end Gordon.. Looks like your stay on Bute was well worth the wait thumbs

One of our many trips picking up a mooring in Rothsay bay was to visit Mount Stuart circa 2002, when Jonny Dumfries (7th Marquis of Bute) created a classic car show on the lawn in front of the house, the cars initially all arriving after having taken part in a bit of a rally as part of the weekends activities, Jonny also had organised a bit of a hillclimb in the grounds to the rear of the house and a pseudo low level WWI by-plane dog fight, where the aircraft burst helium filled balloons while performing aerobatics. I think he did well to try to create a Scottish equivalent of Goodwood....
Will attach some pics I took on the Saturday of the event.

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