A delightful dahlia garden from my GH window and the full moon over the River Tay promised a perfect day for visiting the Dundee waterfront. Past the formidable  entrance to the East Cemetery and looking up to the Dundee Law where, on my last visit, I experienced the magnificent views. So with my ducks, or […]

Red skys in the morning, sailors take warning.  The first named storm of the season, Ali, was crushing Northern Ireland and headed for Scotland.  Wind speeds on the Tay bridge in Dundee topped 100 mph.   This beautiful morning became seriously windy although without as much rain as I expected. Now that a second fire […]

Not only was the water nearly flat but this is a real ferry.  Calmac provides good, inexpensive service and I’ve been on them many times. One trick I’ve learned is the somewhere on one of the outer decks I’ll find the kitchen vent pouring warm, deliciously aromaed air making a perfect place to stand. Not […]

I had considered trying to tackle Fairhead but Paul Sayer, whom I had met on the walls of Londonderry/Derry last year, offered that was too much and suggested I walk the flat beach area to Marconi Cottage used during the construction of the first wireless signal. He was right. Ramoan Parish church across the street […]