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King George V.
Fyne Spirit left Liverpool on the morning of the 2nd of December and arrived safely in Glasgow the next day evening.
King George V dock will be her home until the conversion is finished.
After the crew was settled in and the ship was unloaded and prepared, the conversion resumed again.
The welders are still working on the steelwork, the carpenters are preparing the passenger cabin walls and the electrician continues his work as well.
A big milestone this week was the final approval of the plans from Lloyd´s Register.
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Already in Neo-lithicum lived people on the islands in the West of Scotland. Interesting to know how they kept contact and what kind of boats they had. Curraghs and coracles, oversized baskets, covered by hides, were used. Hunter regularly visited cliffs and steep slopes, where the seabirds had their nesting colonies. Eggs were collected and downs, fine feather of the birds, plucked. Gannets and fulmars, besides others, were caught with nets. Only resently folk on St Kilda lived on that.
M/V FYNE SPIRIT will be visiting St Kilda. Today St Kilda is owned by The National Trust for Scotland, watching that nature is not disturbed by human activities. Thousends of sea-birds can be watched nesting and soaring along the cliffs. Its adventure and tourism, without disturbing nature.
A Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for New Year!May you enjoy being on board FYNE SPIRIT. Sea and islands, sky and clouds, wind and tides, we need it for our well-being. Join us on board!
A special thanks to all shipbuilders involved in creating M/V FYNE SPIRIT, they did a fabulous job!
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Clyde & Bute Classics : Inveraray – Campbeltown – Portpatrick – Isle of Arran – Great Cumbrae – Isle of Bute – Arrochar – Tighnabruaich – Inveraray |
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On the Clyde & Bute itinerary, the next stop after Campbeltown is Portpatrick.
The picturesque old port of Portpatrick was the main departure point for Northern Ireland until half 19th century. Now it is a peacefull little holiday resort and a good departure point to explore the southern part of the peninsula.
The southern upland way, a 212 mile coast to coast walking way, starts in Portpatrick. You can walk the first 13 miles to Castle Kennedy Gardens and return by bus.
Fishingtrips are also organised from this port.
From Portpatrick you can follow the road south to the Mull of Galloway. The landscape here is very green due to the high rainfall, but there is almost never frost, because of the gulf stream, which gives this peninsula the mildest climate in Scotland.
All in all, a part of Scotland Fyne Spirit has to share with her guests. |
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to be continued... ! |
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