Towards the end of summer each year, my sailing buddy and I take an extended passage, usually around the Western Isles. This year, were joined by Alan's wife Lynda and decided to explore Loch Fyne, The Clyde and visit a couple of places we had never sailed to.
This first leg took us from my home port of Largs to Lamlash on Arran, in glorious, warm sunshine. Recently new moorings were put down in the bay, a beautiful, peaceful setting in the shadow of the Holy Isle. We were lucky enough to see (and hear) Paddle Steamer Waverley.
@import url('https://foostypuddin.com/wp-content/grand-media/module/albumsListMasonry/css/gm_vit_slider.css?v=3.2.1-1.25.1') all;@import url('https://foostypuddin.com/wp-content/grand-media/module/albumsListMasonry/css/style.css?v=3.2.1-1.25.1') all;@import url('https://foostypuddin.com/wp-content/grand-media/module/albumsListMasonry/css/gm_vit_modalWin.css?v=3.2.1-1.25.1') all;@import url('https://foostypuddin.com/wp-content/grand-media/module/albumsListMasonry/css/gm_vit_itemMenu.css?v=3.2.1-1.25.1') all; (function() { this['GmediaGallery_85'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"1","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"30","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"0","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"1","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"1","infoBarCountersEnable":"1","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"1","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"1","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"0","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"ID","order":"ASC","album__in":"85","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"The Clyde 2025 - Largs to Lamlash","description":"Towards the end of summer each year, my sailing buddy and I take an extended passage, usually around the Western Isles. This year, were joined by Alan's wife Lynda and decided to explore Loch Fyne, The Clyde and visit a couple of places we had never sailed to. \r\n\r\nThis first leg took us from my home port of Largs to Lamlash on Arran, in glorious, warm sunshine. Recently new moorings were put down in the bay, a beautiful, peaceful setting in the shadow of the Holy Isle. We were lucky enough to see (and hear) Paddle Steamer Waverley."}}; })();
If you leave early enough and the weather is favourable, then it's possible to head straight to Campbeltown from Largs, but it's sixty odd miles and can be a bit of a slog. So, it's a good idea to break the journey either at Lochranza or, as we did, Lamlash. We had a Warehouse Tasting booked for Friday afternoon but leaving just after 0730 gave us plenty of time to get there.
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_83'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"1","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"1","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"custom","order":"ASC","album__in":"83","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Whisky Dash - Friday 20th June 2025","description":"If you leave early enough and the weather is favourable, then it's possible to head straight to Campbeltown from Largs, but it's sixty odd miles and can be a bit of a slog. So, it's a good idea to break the journey either at Lochranza or, as we did, Lamlash. We had a Warehouse Tasting booked for Friday afternoon but leaving just after 0730 gave us plenty of time to get there."}}; })();
Each year my nephew and I set off from Largs to Campbeltown for the weekend, "The Whisky Dash". Gordon arrived on Thursday lunchtime and after stowing stuff away and stopping at the diesel pontoon to top up the fuel tank, we set off for the moorings at Lamlash for an overnight stop. The forecast was good, warm and dry, and we had an exciting weekend of whisky activities planned.
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_82'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"1","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"1","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"date","order":"ASC","album__in":"82","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Whisky Dash - Thursday 19th June 2025.","description":"Each year my nephew and I set off from Largs to Campbeltown for the weekend, \"The Whisky Dash\". Gordon arrived on Thursday lunchtime and after stowing stuff away and stopping at the diesel pontoon to top up the fuel tank, we set off for the moorings at Lamlash for an overnight stop. The forecast was good, warm and dry, and we had an exciting weekend of whisky activities planned."}}; })();
I enjoy Single Malt Scotch Whisky and one of the things I like to do when visiting Northern Ireland is to seek out good Irish Whiskies. Results have been mixed in the last few visits and I have found most to be a bit ordinary, lacking in the depth and flavour of even the most modest of Scotch Whiskies. However, I have found a couple I do like. The Limavady and a Method and Madness who have some interesting finishes. This is what we tried this year.
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_78'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"1","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"1","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"date","order":"ASC","album__in":"78","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Northern Ireland 2025, Whiskey","description":"I enjoy Single Malt Scotch Whisky and one of the things I like to do when visiting Northern Ireland is to seek out good Irish Whiskies. Results have been mixed in the last few visits and I have found most to be a bit ordinary, lacking in the depth and flavour of even the most modest of Scotch Whiskies. However, I have found a couple I do like. The Limavady and a Method and Madness who have some interesting finishes. This is what we tried this year."}}; })();
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_80'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"1","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"1","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"custom","order":"ASC","album__in":"80","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Northern Ireland 2025, Belfast - Bangor - Glenarm - Largs","description":""}}; })();
In previous years, we have headed for Glenarm, but this year, with the strong spring tides, it made more sense to make the most of them and head west to Ballycastle first. We spent a couple of nights in Ballycastle before we set off south for Glenrm for the night and then on to Bangor the following day.
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_79'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"1","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"1","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"custom","order":"ASC","album__in":"79","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Northern Ireland 2025, Ballycastle - Glenarm - Bangor","description":"In previous years, we have headed for Glenarm, but this year, with the strong spring tides, it made more sense to make the most of them and head west to Ballycastle first. We spent a couple of nights in Ballycastle before we set off south for Glenrm for the night and then on to Bangor the following day."}}; })();
Since 2022, Alan and I have been joined by our mutual friend Hamish for our annual trip to Northern Ireland. The weather has been kind to us in previous years, and this year was no exception. This is the first part of the passage leaving Scotland and arriving in Northern Ireland.
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_77'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"1","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"1","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"date","order":"ASC","album__in":"77","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Northern Ireland 2025 - Largs - Campbeltown - Ballycastle","description":"Since 2022, Alan and I have been joined by our mutual friend Hamish for our annual trip to Northern Ireland. The weather has been kind to us in previous years, and this year was no exception. This is the first part of the passage leaving Scotland and arriving in Northern Ireland. "}}; })();
My nephew visited from Skye over the weekend and we had a great session in Diggers on Friday. On Saturday we went to The Port Of Leith Distillery for a whisky tasting with Ardnamurchan.
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_76'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"1","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"1","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"ID","order":"ASC","album__in":"76","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Port of Leith Distillery.","description":"My nephew visited from Skye over the weekend and we had a great session in Diggers on Friday. On Saturday we went to The Port Of Leith Distillery for a whisky tasting with Ardnamurchan."}}; })();
Sunrises and Sunsets from my travels around the UK and Europe.
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_39'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"1","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"1","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"ID","order":"ASC","album__in":"39","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Sunrise, Sunset","description":"Sunrises and Sunsets from my travels around the UK and Europe."}}; })();
Diggers, my favourite Edinburgh Pub. The Athletic Arms is on the ground floor of a wedge shaped five storey tenement building dating from 1899 on the corner of Henderson Terrace and Angle Park Terrace in Gorgie.
(function() { this['GmediaGallery_38'] = { 'settings':{"bookmarkEnable":"0","splashPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","thumbRecommendedSize":"250","coverThumbRatio":"1","spaceX":"20","coverTitleForBookmark":"My Bookmarks","coverTitleForPreferred":"Preferred","coverHoverEffectEnable":"1","coverTitleEnable":"1","coverTitleFontSize":"20","coverTitleTextColor":"ffffff","coverCollectoinAmount":"1","coverSocialShareEnabled":"0","coverTitleBgColor1":"cd51dc","coverTitleBgColor2":"295ee6","coverTitleBgAlpha":"60","collectionBgColor":"f4f4f4","collectionHeaderBgColor":"ffffff","collectionPreloaderColor":"7f2ae8","collectionHeaderTitleTextColor":"000000","collectionHeaderTextColor":"000000","collectionShareButtons":"0","collectionShareButtonsIconColor":"rgba(172, 119, 238, 1)","collectionShareButtonsIconHoverColor":"rgba(127, 42, 232, 1)","tagsFilter":"1","tagCloudAll":"All","tagCloudTextColor":"000000","tagCloudBgColor":"eeeeee","collectionThumbRecomendedWidth":"300","thumbSpacing":"10","collectionThumbHoverColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)","collectionThumbContentBGColor":"rgba(245,245,245,1)","collectionThumbTitleShow":"0","collectionThumbTitleColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbFontSize":"18","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)","collectionThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)","collectionInfoEnable":"1","collectionItemDownload":"1","collectionItemDiscuss":"0","collectionSocialShareEnabled":"0","collectionLikesEnabled":"0","modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","modalInfoBoxBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor":"000000","shareTitlePlaceHolder":"Share","modalInfoBoxTextColor":"333333","infoBarExifEnable":"0","infoBarCountersEnable":"0","infoBarDateInfoEnable":"0","lightBoxEnable":"1","sliderPreloaderColor":"ffffff","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"000000","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderItemTitleFontSize":"24","sliderItemTitleTextColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbBarEnable":"0","sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"ffffff","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderInfoEnable":"1","sliderItemDownload":"1","sliderItemDiscuss":"0","sliderSocialShareEnabled":"0","sliderLikesEnabled":"0","customCSS":"","module_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/wp-content\/grand-media\/module\/albumsListMasonry","license":"4530:1sl-9ba4-0f91-7c4b","post_url":"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/author\/foosty\/page\/2"}, 'appQuery':{"orderby":"custom","order":"ASC","album__in":"38","status":["publish"]}, 'appApi':"https:\/\/foostypuddin.com\/?gmedia-app=1&gmappversion=4&gmmodule=1", 'appInfo':{"name":"Diggers","description":"Diggers, my favourite Edinburgh Pub. The Athletic Arms is on the ground floor of a wedge shaped five storey tenement building dating from 1899 on the corner of Henderson Terrace and Angle Park Terrace in Gorgie.\r\n "}}; })();