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5 minutes into the trip - M42 comes to a halt.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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