So I have decided, as it is apparently impossible to get my blog up to date, I will just kind of skip stuff that has happened over the past few weeks (believe me, it hasn't been much) and start off with what is going on now. The only thing I will add is some pictures from our house trip to Dunoon.
Dunoon is a former resort town on the River Clyde coast. It was a pretty fun trip, and we got to take a ferry over there. That was pretty neat. Once in Dunoon, we went to the Castle House Museum, which has a portion on the American occupation of the River Clyde for a naval base. Unfortunately, it was not very interesting.
After that, we went up to where the old castle used to be. It is called the Castle House because it was built using pieces of the old castle, and up on the hill there are only some grassy lumps that show where the castle used to sit. This was a very pretty view of the river and town.
After that (time for brutal honesty) D and I were pretty bored, and there is not much to do in small towns, so we went to the pirate pub. Literally, it was called Sinbad's Pirate Bar. We went with Erik and Peter, two of the guys here. It was pretty fun. We each had two pints, I think the guys were drinking Guiness (they went to Dublin for our first break and apparently have a taste for it now) and us girls were drinking Blackthorn cider. I prefer good old Strongbow.
After that, it was pretty much time to leave. On the ferry ride home, Gerry sat with us and made some recommendations on good whisky and cider to try, so that was excellent. I am supposed to order some Brothers Strawberry Pear cider. I will have to try that one. I have been trying to look for it but can't find any. Now, time for the pictures:
A view from the old castle spot.
Leah, D, me and Sara
A view up the road of Castle House
This is the start of my experiments with the color-accent function of the digital camera
The shores of the Clyde
Outside Castle House
D, me, Sara and Leah on the bus. Sara and Leah are roommates back in River Falls.
The four of us again on the shore of the river
This is a large group shot than ended up not very good. From left it is Leah, P (short for Peter) is behind her, Sara is in front next to Jesse on the right. Behind Jesse is D, then me and finally Erik.
Jason, me and Erik on the ferry
Me on the shore. It was more than a little windy.
More color accents
More shore.
Another view of the River, with bonus color accents.
The River with blue color accents. You can tell I really thought this function was neat.
Finally, a full color shot of the river and ferry port.
Dunoon is a former resort town on the River Clyde coast. It was a pretty fun trip, and we got to take a ferry over there. That was pretty neat. Once in Dunoon, we went to the Castle House Museum, which has a portion on the American occupation of the River Clyde for a naval base. Unfortunately, it was not very interesting.
After that, we went up to where the old castle used to be. It is called the Castle House because it was built using pieces of the old castle, and up on the hill there are only some grassy lumps that show where the castle used to sit. This was a very pretty view of the river and town.
After that (time for brutal honesty) D and I were pretty bored, and there is not much to do in small towns, so we went to the pirate pub. Literally, it was called Sinbad's Pirate Bar. We went with Erik and Peter, two of the guys here. It was pretty fun. We each had two pints, I think the guys were drinking Guiness (they went to Dublin for our first break and apparently have a taste for it now) and us girls were drinking Blackthorn cider. I prefer good old Strongbow.
After that, it was pretty much time to leave. On the ferry ride home, Gerry sat with us and made some recommendations on good whisky and cider to try, so that was excellent. I am supposed to order some Brothers Strawberry Pear cider. I will have to try that one. I have been trying to look for it but can't find any. Now, time for the pictures:
A view from the old castle spot.
Leah, D, me and Sara
A view up the road of Castle House
This is the start of my experiments with the color-accent function of the digital camera
The shores of the Clyde
Outside Castle House
D, me, Sara and Leah on the bus. Sara and Leah are roommates back in River Falls.
The four of us again on the shore of the river
This is a large group shot than ended up not very good. From left it is Leah, P (short for Peter) is behind her, Sara is in front next to Jesse on the right. Behind Jesse is D, then me and finally Erik.
Jason, me and Erik on the ferry
Me on the shore. It was more than a little windy.
More color accents
More shore.
Another view of the River, with bonus color accents.
The River with blue color accents. You can tell I really thought this function was neat.
Finally, a full color shot of the river and ferry port.
2 comments:
looks like a lot of fun.
Sorry you had a bad experience. That had to be really scary.
Love you.
Aunt Pam
Hi Traci, I know you're in Spain, but I don't want to forget to tell you that on House Hunters International last night it featured a couple in Edinbourgh! They showed Arthurs Seat and the downtown. Pretty cool.
Have a great time.
Love, Mom
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