Hello from Greenock, Scotland!
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View from the ship |
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Needs a second picture to get it all in |
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View from my balcony on the other side of the ship |
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Towards the front of the ship |
This morning we finally had a decent time for a sunrise. After weeks of 2-3 AM sunrises (and sometimes no sunrises because the sun never set) we finally have a picture taken close to 5 AM.
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4:58 AM |
Today's original plan was to get away from the city and visit some Scottish Lochs on a ship tour. But it was one of those they took me off of because of the whole wheelchair/scooter issue so I had to go to a backup plan. Roam around the city taking pictures of a variety of things, of course.
Of buildings and their architectural features
Of street signs
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Dual carriageway means divided road I think |
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I really liked this sign until I looked closer and noticed someone had vandalized it |
Of inclines I did not climb
And of lilacs I tried really hard to smell. Stuck my nose in deep enough I was afraid I'd get stung by a bee. Oops, it was a butterfly bush. No wonder I couldn't smell anything.
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No bees. And no smell. |
In my exploring I wound up at the mall where I did some window shopping and picked up some bling for Scooter. The mall then led to the grocery store where I
did
some potato chips/crisps shopping. After my unsuccessful attempt to taste
paprika potato chips in Grundarfjördur, Iceland I explored different flavors here in Scotland. The unique flavors of crisps were plentiful.
Since I gave up red meat a few weeks ago I decided to settle on something to whet my appetite as well as my taste.
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Didn't do the trick |
I also strolled the Esplanade along the waterfront. Unfortunately I found it somewhat dirty and run down so I didn't go but a mile or so. (Later I heard someone describe it as depressing.) I guess I was expecting more based on what I'd read.
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Pretty across the water, just not on the walkway |
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At least the seagull didn't look troublesome |
When I got back to the cruise terminal I realized how close the grocery store really had been. It wasn't marked well so I originally had passed it by without knowing it was even there.
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Grocery entrance was right across the street from the stoplight |
I took an unexpected nap when I got back to the cabin and decided to call it a day long before the real end of the day. Tomorrow is a sea day and then we'll be back in Southampton on Wednesday for yet another turnaround day. Most of the folks will be leaving and we'll have a whole new bunch joining us. See you then!