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| 5 minutes into the trip - M42 comes to a halt. Fortunately did not last long. | |
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| Checking in to Boudicca at Dover. | |
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| On Board - check the lifeboat locations first. | |
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| Several pools - never tempted. | |
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| In the Observatory Lounge. | |
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| Neptune Room - entertainments main area. | |
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| Setting sail. | |
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| Boudicca figurehead. | |
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| In the Neptune room for entertainment. | |
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| A talk on where we were going. | |
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| Captain Degerlund introduces the crew. | |
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| At Invergordon. | |
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| Collecting coach ticket for tour - 'Loch Ness cruise & historic Urquhart Castle' | |
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| An oil rig in dock for refurbishing. | |
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| One of several out of action rigs in the dock waiting for demolition. | |
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| The canal leading to Loch Ness. | |
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| Nice golf course. | |
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| On board. I found the last available seat above deck. | |
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| First view of Loch Ness. | |
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| The lighthouse building. | |
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| Urquhart Castle | |
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| Card to get on the boat. | |
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| On land at the castle. | |
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| Castle was blown up by the English- this bit landed here. | |
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| This chap had a forked tail - Swift? | |
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| A Trebuchet. Not in working order. | |
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| Gorse - they said it smelled of coconut, and it does! | |
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| Begging for food at the cafe. | |
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| Monument to Scots killed in Boer War. | |
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| We passed the local Shimty ground - hockey without the rules! | |
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| At Beauley. Campbell and Co. - had something to do with the Queen Mother. | |
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| Odd street name - and a Shimla curry house. | |
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| At the Priory Church ruins. | |
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| Remember John Wayne as 'Chisum'? There was a John Chisolm who went to America and made the 'Chisolm Trail'. Probably a relative. | |
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| On the road back to the ship. | |
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| The 'toothpicks' at the top of the hill were erected by some chap - forget why. | |
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| Many buildings had murals. | |
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| A familiar sight by now. | |
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| Scottish entertainment. | |
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| There was a pipe band on the docks to give us a Scottish send off. | |
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| Leaving Invergordon. | |
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| My Cabin. There is a webcam in the bridge - useful when you have no port holes. | |
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| Very comfy - engine noise and vibration not too bad. | |
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| Lovely sunset. | |
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| Hoped to see the 'Green Flash'. Not this time. | |
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| May 24th. Woke up at Orkney. A bit cool and foggy. | |
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| Off to see the 'Orkney Treasures'. | |
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| The beach at Skara Brae. | |
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| Good surfing waves! | |
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