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- 17 Ağu 2018 18:40
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Yükseklik: 31 m
- İskoçyaArgyll and ButeTaynuilt56°24’54” N 5°11’3” W
First Night in Scotland
17 Ağustos 2018, İskoçya ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Rob was a little late leaving on Thursday (16th) and the combined efforts of the traffic and the M6 meant Lancaster was the first overnight stop. He decided to stay at the Lancaster South services and upon arrival at the Travelodge was greeted with, "It's August and the schools are on holiday." Rob, being a complete Dumbo in these matters and with no experience of the English Education system, politely thanked the receptionist for explaining the lack of available rooms ... then left, making repeated tutting noises reminiscent of Skippy.
A few phone calls later confirmed all options for a cosy B&B in Lancaster were used up so Rob was left to drive the local roads of the city looking for an available room until, at last, he was offered a room at the Inn. It had a promising name too: Premier.
The next day, today of course, Rob continued his journey northwards but not before he set in place his cunning plan to check room availability at his destination, thus booking the last available room at a Lodge on the A85 not too far from Oban. This cunning plan was hatched because of what he knew would happen not too long after he left Lancaster. At the exact moment he crossed the border into Scotland it began to rain and it continued to rain for the rest of the journey to the Lodge. It rained lightly, it rained heavily, it was raining as he ended his journey, it was raining as he wrote today's blog and it'll probably rain while he sleeps. It's Scotland!
It did stop raining for an hour or so just as Rob finished his evening meal and this allowed him to grab his tripod and camera to go to photograph a castle whilst standing in a bog ... that's an area of very wet land by the way, not the local public convenience. He was hoping for a miracle and some stunning light around sunset but you only ever get one miracle in any twenty-four hour period and finding a room at the Inn was probably it. He still took photos though but you may never get to see them because a ruined castle in dull light is not exactly the best way to start a photography trip. It's a start though and things can only get better.Okumaya devam et
Gezgin Congratulations on actually getting away in spite of the rain in Scotland. You may be pleased to know that we haven't been lucky enough to share your experience. As you so rightly comment, the view of the castle is less than wonderful but the first view (portrait shot) of the babbling brook, the trees and hills in the background is very atmospheric. I like that one a lot. I look forward to reading the rest of your blog as you go along and to seeing the steadily improving and developing range of images you capture as you become used to photographing under water. All the best. Richard.
Gezgin The photo you like was a hurried affair. I’d just arrived and wanted to take a quick shot for the blog and it was raining quite hard. I needed to get back into the dry but it’s funny how often when using the phone you get a decent shot. Or is that a tripod hinders creativity.