Classic Bus Trip to the Clyde Coast

**James MacMillan** · 11th February 08, 06:21 AM

Great photos as always. Alex - I never tire of looking at your posts.

How's Ann doing?

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**McClef** · 11th February 08, 07:38 AM

For me Phil with my limited experience of Scottish islands (Mull and Iona) all new island places are exotic!

My paternal grandparents went to Rothesay every year and used to stay in the hotel where Lena Zaveroni grew up,

**Phil** · 11th February 08, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

For me Phil with my limited experience of Scottish islands (Mull and Iona) all new island places are exotic!

My paternal grandparents went to Rothesay every year and used to stay in the hotel where Lena Zaveroni grew up,

I've never been to Rothesay but I believe it is a shadow of its heyday when your grandparents went there. Everyone jets off abroad nowadays. Actually if you drive down the Clyde coast from Glasgow to Gourock you can carch a ferry there to Dunoon then come back and on to Wemyss Bay to catch a ferry to Rothesay then back and on to Largs for another ferry over to Cumbrae. After that on to Ardrossan for a ferry to Arran and when you come back on to Troon and take the ferry to Larne. All those ferry trips within a few miles drive of each other - but not all in one day of course. I think my favourite ferry trip was from Oban to Mull. It docks at Craignure and a bus meets you there for the trip to Tobermory unless you take your transport with you to explore the island and take a trip to Iona.

**McClef** · 11th February 08, 02:50 PM

That would certainly be a lot to try and do in a day Phil!

I have been from Oban to Craignure but then the coach took us in the Iona direction so have not been to Tobermory. In those days (1970s) the driver said that nobody locked their doors there, I imagine that that is no longer the case!

Given some half decent summer weather I would love to take my Goldwing on an island hop and do some exploring, naturally changing into a kilt when I am not riding!