1069 miles in a 28 year old car - all on film

[myotis]

9am. 10.06.26 Leg 1 of 2 to return home.



This now disused church is owned by the local agricultural engineer. His residence and business is to the right. On the left atop the container is a red primed lorry chassis and his Bentley is further to the left.

The church was originally built by John Ross, a missionary whose aim was to convert non-European "heathens" (his word) and he translated the New Testament into Korean, as you do. Occasionally groups of Koreans are seen outside the church in homage to their translator/converter.

I've been somewhat fascinated by this beast since seeing it yesterday and photographing as close as I can get today.

I now know it's a FPSO - floating production storage offloading vessel.

Edit - give me a minute to resize the Instax pics!

Not specific to this post, but just to say I'm enjoying your posts

 

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Not specific to this post, but just to say I'm enjoying your posts

Thank you.

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

9.30am

Nigg to Cromarty






The 1984 built ferry easily fits two Corsa's, two modern cars at a squeeze with the ramp not fully raised but would only fit one SUV.

It's fun watching vehicles reversing off the boat and up the slipway!

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

11am. Last of the Instax film

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

I've the final installment of day 3 and all day 4 photos developed and scanned but no WiFi for computer plus I'm shattered, will do them when I get home but after I've spent time with Mrs amc and teenage x 2 kids.

Pics from days 5, 6 and any from day 7 will be developed in the luxury of my darkroom when I get round to it, possibly early next week.

Thanks for viewing, reading, commenting and liking but for now, that's all folks!

 

[bumper]

Enjoyed following you on your trip. Looking forward to the final pics

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

Thank you, appreciated.

 

[Micro-four-thirds]

Enjoyed following you on your trip. Looking forward to the final pics

Plus one, it’s been great to see.

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

Lovely breakfast at b&b inc haggis plus tattie scones (aka corners) of which three packets are currently giving my cameras a cuddle. Dunnae fret, I've consumed my fair share of square sausage/Lorne on my travels.

9.23am - Scotland exited near Gretna on A74(M)/M6 in suitably atrocious driving conditions. No photo's taken as the WindscreenCam (©™) is out of film.

Thank you Scotland, you've treated the Corsa and I very, very well.

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

Aaaannnnd home.

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

Day 3 06.06.26 - Final

After all the Pride stuff had finished and before going to the pub we went a walk down the River Ness. Thicko me had already asked my mate how Inverness got its name and I hadn't even clicked on that the river was fed by that famous Loch that 110% has a monster living in it. Doh!



Then we went onto the Islands, basically Victorian landscaped pleasure gardens in the middle of the river.

"It's Sammy Snake!" - line delivered by folk singer/actor Bernard Wrigley aka The Bolton Bullfrog in Phoenix Nights, 1st series.




My mate - apologies for cutting you in half when I opened the camera back without the film being rewound.

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

Day 4 07.06.26

Appropriately, being a Sunday, it was a day of rest for me. I needed to get a few bits of shopping and asked the hosts to remind to get the shops before they closed at 4pm. They looked at me perplexed. I hadn't realised there are, in effect, no Sunday trading laws up here and supermarkets stay open until 11pm - still can't get my head round that.

Mates partner did stunning home made pizza for everyone including their eldest who had returned back from Inverness after the v v big night out and the obligatory hangover.




Post dinner I bored them with talk of cameras whilst taking group shots.



Very relaxing day all round and good to have a break from driving and general busy-ness.