Lunderston Bay - Walk for Maya

Wanted to get Maya a good walk before I go in to get a replacement lens in my eye tomorrow.

Down to Lunderston Bay - she loves it there and it's a fair stretch for both of us.

Weather was good and made it all the more worthwhile.

Path Leads Onwards

Weekend Shack

 Looking Tropical

 Looking to Innellan

 Abstract

 Trees

 Looking Out

 Razor Sharp

 Maya Enjoying the Water

 Bonnie Wet Girl

 Looking Towards Dunoon

Yachts near Inverkip Marina

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Scotland Boat Show - 2014

Went along to the Scotland Boat Show this afternoon at the Kip Marina in Inverkip.

The event ran over three days with a variety of entertainments for the visitors.

We were treated to an acrobatic flying display, wet jets performing their stuff, a pipe band, some expensive automobiles, the Inverclyde Rock Choir, and much more besides.

An enjoyable afternoon and it also stayed dry.

Messing About on the River

 Air Display

 RAF Tutor Aircraft

 Flying Overhead

 Wet Jets

 Mascot

Mclaren Sports Car

Isle of Cumbrae Pipe Band 

 Piper

I Can Fly

Wet Dive

Inverclyde Rock Choir

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Inverkip Power Station - Chimney Demolition

The iconic chimney of the now defunct Power Station at Inverkip was demolished tonight at 22:00.

The first blast - 90 metres up - was followed closely by another one at ground level.

It will be missed by many as it was a landmark of this area.

At a height of 778 ft it dominated the landscape and was Scotland's tallest freestanding structure.

 More than 1.4m bricks encased in 20,000 tonnes of reinforced concrete were involved in it's construction - and I myself was present when it was being built.

Many onlookers gathered on the hillside behind the chimney and many took to the river in small craft to witness the demolition. They were not disappointed at the spectacle.

The Worker Gives an Indication of Scale and Chimney Size

Demolition Workers

Onlookers and Media Gather on the Hillside

Police Ensuring that No Persons Remained inside the Exclusion Zone


Charges Detonate

Starting to Fall

Crumbling Down 

Almost There

Gone

Only Dust Remains


Inverkip Chimney Demolition from Dougie Coull on Vimeo.

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