Waverley Paddle Steamer

Last Saturday we went on a little excursion down the Clyde to Dunoon on the Waverley Paddle Steamer. It was lots of fun, but very cold (Cristina was right!), and with a whole boat load of drunken Scots at 10:00 am. There was a stag party of pirates, a hen party of cow-girls, and at least two parties of 40th and 50th birthdays.

One funny thing was that everyone who lives in the buildings that overlook the Clyde, seems to wait around for the Waverley to come by. They all waved from their windows! The best was one guy out on his balcony in his underwear waving away.

In Dunoon we had some greasy fish and chips by the water (I opted for mushy peas instead of fish) and we split a deep-fried mars bar four ways.

More pictures here.

Next post... images of Skye.

This is the Glasgow Science Centre where the boat left from.

Waverley Paddle Steamer.

Here's a video of the gears working inside the boat.

This is Cristina and Martin who came along with us, and showed us around Dunoon.

This is a bit of a castle we saw from the boat.

The boat leaving us in Dunoon.

The wind in Dunoon was feirce, and it did eventually rain, but it didn't stop Christian and Martin from throwing rocks into the sea.

We popped in here for a drink during the rain.