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After a (short) rest...
Fyne Spirit spent her first Christmas and New Year in Scotland. We even had some snow. Some of the crew went home to their families and some stayed here. Work on Fyne Spirit continued at half speed over the holidays.
Now the team is complete again and the conversion resumed full ahead. The welders are finishing the outside of the ship, they are constructing the staircases from the panorama deck to the wheelhouse and putting up the railings all around.
The carpenters have almost finished the crew cabins and are now preparing the passenger cabins for the furniture.
The furniture is being constructed in Germany and will be brought over by the end of February for fitting. Our electrician is pulling metres and metres of cables and taking care of the electrical installation. A lot of grinding, sanding, painting and varnishing is going on all over the ship.
Fyne Spirit is getting her final shape and will look very nice when she is finished. She will look great cruising around the island of West-Scotland.
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Sailing along the west coast of Scotland on board M/V FYNE SPIRIT means an active holiday for body as well as soul. Golfing, walking through Highland Glens and across Islands, whale and dolphin watching, and bird-watching, it all can be combined. Without disturbing sea birds we will closely pass world famous nesting sites. Under guidance of the captain practical navigation can be done. The prestigious, well known Western Scotland Malt distilleries can be toured. All can breathed in, experienced, and watched. And nature has it all to be admired, sea, islands, sun, stars, and skies. This is all more than advertising, its healing body and soul. For the last 15 years I have been living on Loch Fyne, working sheep with the shepherds studying Highland history and guiding through Inveraray Castle. I became part of it, here is my home. There are many things to talk about.
Truth and reality is fascinating.
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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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In the last newsletter our second itinerary, Clyde & Bute, was introduced with Campbeltown as our first port of call. From Campbeltown FYNE SPIRIT will make her way to Portpartrick and then the Isle of Arran.
We will leave Portpatrick in the afternoon, so our guests can have an enjoyable end of afternoon on board and can enjoy the beautiful surroundings on our way to the Isla of Arran. We plan to arrive in beautiful Whiting Bay for overnight. In the morning we will make our way to Brodick, via Holy Island.
The Isle of Arran, also call ´Scotland in miniature´, is a very popular destination, although still unspoiled. The island attracts all sorts of visitors; climbers, golfer, beach lovers, … etc.
Whiting Bay is located on the southeast of the island in a beautiful setting. It is also the starting point for a lovely walk up to Glenashdale Falls.
Holy Island is owned by a group of Scottish Buddhists who have retired here for peace and meditation.
Brodick is the largest and busiest town on Arran, being the main ferry port. There are a wide range of tourist facilities here and it is a very convenient base from where to explore the island.
Brodick Castle is one of the island´s top sights and until recently the the family seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, who were the owners of the island. The castle is located a few miles north of Brodick.
The north of Arran is very different from the southern part, it looks more like the Scottish Highlands and is very unspoiled. Most of it is accessible only to the serious hillwalker.
Lochranza is the second ferry port of the Isle of Arran and is the most northerly village. To be visited are the Lochranza Castle and Isle of Arran distillery.
Arran is a paradise for hillwalkers. There are 10 peaks of over 2000ft, but also offers a variety of less strenuous forest walks.
The Isle of Arran caters to all tastes and will be enjoyed by all of our guests. |
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to be continued... ! |
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