Oban

**cessna152towser** · 14th June 08, 01:37 PM

A day trip to Oban today.

The car and passenger ferry Isle of Mull arriving from Craignure.

The luxury cruise boat Lord of the Glens about to berth at Oban. This ship was built in 1988 and refurbished in 2000. She cruises on the Caledonian Canal between Fort William and Inverness, via Loch Ness and also on the open sea around the west coast of Scotland. The passenger accommodation comprises 27 luxury state cabins, bar, restauarant etc.

Lord of the Glens is berthed back to back with SD Tornado, a torpedo recovery vessel operated on behalf of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service by a private contractor, Serco Denholm Ltd.

Here we see the Oban Distillery, while above and behind it the unfinished coliseum is known as McCaig's Folly.

All too soon it was time to take a taxi back to Oban Airport.

I had flown to Oban in the morning so it was Mike's turn to fly back and there was little for me to do in the right hand seat other than enjoy the scenery of Scotland's west coast.

As we were about to leave this Cessna Caravan Seaplane arrived. It is operated by Loch Lomond Seaplanes Ltd and provides flights around the west of Scotland from the River Clyde at Glasgow and from Loch Lomond and Loch Awe, and to Tobermory.

Airborne from Oban Airport

Oban harbour with a ferry maneouvring in the bay.
More to follow below.

**michaelbeeman** · 14th June 08, 01:43 PM

Sweet piccies, Alex! Thanks for sharing those!

**IrishGodfather** · 14th June 08, 01:45 PM

Very nice pics man.

**cessna152towser** · 14th June 08, 01:49 PM

Loch Feochan, looking westwards towards the open sea. This is one of many tidal fiords along this part of the west coast.

Cairnbaan and the Crinan Canal

The entrance to the Crinan Canal from Loch Fyne at Ardrishaig.

Tarbert, on the Kintyre peninsula, with West Loch Tarbert in the background. Ferries leave from both sides of this narrow isthmus, the nearer, east, harbour serves other destinations on the mainland while the outer, west, harbour serves Islay.

The mountains of north Arran rise to 3,000 feet. The Island of Arran is often described as Scotland in miniature because of its great variety of terrain.

Further south along the Arran coast, the harbour at Brodick. A ferry crosses from here to Ardrossan on the Clyde Coast and takes about one hour for the crossing. From the other side of Arran there is a summer only ferry to the Kintyre peninsula.

The village of Lamlash on the Island of Arran.

The town and fishing port of Girvan on the Ayrshire coast.

Near Dumfries now and we see the wee harbour at Glencaple near the mouth of the River Nith where it flows into the Solway Firth.

Soon we are passing over Annan and beginning the descent into Carlisle Airport at the end of another trip.