Full blown tour today, 8.75 hours with lunch. A big circular tour, out over Erskine bridge over the Clyde(left turn Clyde!), along the banks of Loch Lomond, stopping at the pretty village of Luss, then over the mountains with a stop at "rest & be thankful" viewing point over the lochs. Finally at Inveraray and the Duke of Argyle's seat at Inveraray Castle. We returned on a different route, this time taking a small vehicle ferry from Dunoon to Gourock. We needed to be thankful & get a rest after all that.
Luss & Loch Lomond.
Rest & be thankful.
Inveraray Castle. Could have spent longer here and less time in the village. The Campbell family live here, 2 of their ancestors were beheaded for being on the wrong side. Downton Abbey filmed here. Lerner & Lowe visited and wrote My Fair Lady at one of the Campbell's pianos. The current Duke's granddad's 3rd wife was pretty scandalous, many photos circulating with her having sex with MPs and other strangers. They made a film about it "A Very British Scandal". The producer told the current Duke he was going to make the film despite any attempts to stop it. The Duke said fine, how about filming it here - and made money out of it himself.
One of the old Duke's wives was a former wife of the Duke of Hamilton - she's known as the double duchess.
Our ferry across the Clyde. Saw 5 lochs, can't remember their names.
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