from the island

A week in Scotland

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May 30th 2017
Alex and I have just been for a week in sunny Largs, which is on the estuary of the River Clyde not too far from the Coopers in Glasgow. We stopped overnight on the way up, in the village of Tebay, to have a look at the River Lune,and then on to Glasgow where we caught up with Sophie, Tom, Martha and Jack. Then on to our Band B, a beautiful farmhouse in a quiet valley just outside Largs. We must ... read more

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