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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... [read more]
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... [read more] Blog: The Raasay run
Date: August 17th 2011
Today we made our postponed visit to Raasay. The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry operates a "turn up and go" service: there's no booking and you pay on the boat. When a crewman collected our fares, we asked about the return. They wouldn't leave us stranded on the island, he assured us. If we couldn't get on the last scheduled crossing (the limit is twelve vehicles), they'd make an extra ... read more
Date: August 17th 2011
Today we made our postponed visit to Raasay. The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry operates a "turn up and go" service: there's no booking and you pay on the boat. When a crewman collected our fares, we asked about the return. They wouldn't leave us stranded on the island, he assured us. If we couldn't get on the last scheduled crossing (the limit is twelve vehicles), they'd make an extra ... read more
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