All hands on deck
(Highlights of the Tall Ships: Greenock, Scotland)
Having not had a chance to update this (again) here’s a round up of the Tall Ships trip of last weekend. Clockwise from the top, the foil balloons were rife, several passers by were almost engulfed by the clouds of balloons being caught slightly by the sea breeze and wafted astray. The next image was an opportunity to stand with the old Tunnocks van; a local delicacy in the form of chocolate treats. Aside from being absolutely delicious, Tunnocks caramel wafers are famed for being ‘still original size’ after many decades. This may be a conscious effort to maintain standards, or could mean that Mr Tunnock has a fear of change, and one could surely be forgiven for suggesting that being a Scottish company affects cost reduction measures such as never replacing the machinery that cuts the wafers to that particular size…
The bottom right image gives an indication of the scale and sheer size of the ships themselves; standing beneath the masts gives a daunting impression of what it might be like to clamber above the deck in the rigging. I’m sure that would challenge me as a potential deckhand, though so far, my fear of heights has never actually stopped me doing anything. The last image shows ‘Death Row Jethro’, a very tall, retired sea captain with a peg leg. I didn’t manage to catch it, but shortly after I took this photograph, he sped off, his leg clacking as he trotted away. Quite a feat for a sea dog on stilts, but he managed it with great aplomb.
– Today Rosie returned from Carlisle and is going to the cinema in Glasgow, Scotland –
