Dunoon, Scotland 8/22/04
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On the last Sunday of our vacation we decided to drive from Edinburgh, where we were staying, to the other side of Glasgow to Dunoon. Dunoon is on an peninsula about a 20 minute ferry ride from Gourock (N:55°57.649 / W:04°48.894). |
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Being on the water over here is awesome! The land is so beautiful & green, coupled with the water, which I already have a love affair with, is incredible |
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Dunoon (N:55°56.913 / W:04°55.453) is a small coastal town which home to Dunoon Pottery. Tiffany has fallen in love with a line from Dunoon called "Funky Farm" so we came here to hit a local store that says it's open on Sunday and carries the full Dunoon line. |
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This is a veterans memorial near the harbor in Dunoon. The shop is only a couple hundred yards from the harbor so we're just going to hoof it through the town center and look in the shops and try to contribute to the local economy. |
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The shop was closed so we stopped in a shop across the street where we met the proprietor who wasn't from the area originally and explained the the more laid-back non-business-focus of life in the small Scottish town. Anyway, we had lunch in the restaurant of the Dunoon Hotel where we were waited on by a young Polish waitress named Eva. We had a window seat to appreciate open-air church services in what appeared to be the center of town. We ate and sang along with familiar hymns. |
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A bit disappointed by the shop being closed, we head back as it starts to cool off. Even if we didn't buy the Funky Farm, we still had a good time and enjoyed our time in Dunoon. |
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Shannon was having a grand old time on the way back. That night we ate at a small Italian restaurant named Sambuca (N:55°56.224 / W:03°10.904) within walking distance of our B&B in Edinburgh. It had very good food at a reasonable price. I recommend the gnocchi. |
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