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That railroad bridge is so cool looking, at every angle.
I hope they didn’t sustain any damage to the rigs or pipeline when Hurricane Ophelia went through. The damage it did in Ireland was awful. You certainly don’t think of the UK when you think of hurricanes - at least I never have.
Ah well, technically it wasn't a hurricane by the time it got here, it was downgraded to a storm, although storms can still cause a lot of damage. The Great Storm of 1987 (yes, it was that important that you give it a name and capital letters!) was evidence of that. We were lucky enough to be living in the north west of England at the time and we weren't affected, but the south east, where I now live, was really badly hit by it.
As far as I know, Ireland and Northern Ireland were the worst hit. I haven't heard much about Scotland being hit, apart from some tress being blown down.
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Great photos from the cruise and I can't get over how amazing the rail bridge is in it's design as just so unique! Even better as you were able to get a photo of a train crossing through it.
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Great photos from the cruise and I can't get over how amazing the rail bridge is in it's design as just so unique! Even better as you were able to get a photo of a train crossing through it.
In fairness, it wasn't that hard, as there are a lot of trains crossing it.
Thursday 22 June – part three: a magical wildlife sighting!
This was the skyline out towards Leith…
… and this is Dalmeny House, obviously undergoing a bit of a restoration…
Then we started to see the skyline of Edinburgh…
We got our first wildlife sighting with this guy…
Soon we were approaching Inchcolm Island, our destination, albeit we wouldn’t be getting off…
This blob was a seal in the water – I promise!
But better was to come. Remember I found out about this cruise from Laurie, who’d said we might be able to see puffins? Well, I picked one out on quite a considerable zoom, and I was delighted with the results! I had finally seen one! Even Mark, who’d gone upstairs, came running down to tell me, and I just showed him the photos I’d got!
We arrived at Inchcolm Island, and surprisingly few people got off here. We were expecting a lot to get off, but it was only a couple…
There are a couple of keepers who live out here on the island, and look after it. Wow, what a job, albeit I would imagine very lonely at times!
We all laughed at these gnomes on this next door island! The commentary didn’t tell us why they were there, but if they were there to discourage seagulls, it certainly wasn’t working.
Next: seeing the work on the Forth Bridge… close up!
Great scenery! And how awesome that you got to see a puffin!
Somebody needs to put a Mickey garden gnome out there. He'll fit right in!
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Great picture of the puffin. They're such cute birds. The gnomes on the neighboring island are interesting.
I love the pictures of the bridges. I've never seen anything like them before.
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Yea!! I'm so glad you got to see Puffins at last. I remember how you really wanted to see them.
I must admit I'd love to see them again - perhaps on land, as then it might be easier to get a photo of them, but heck, at least I can say I've seen one now!
Nice photos on the cruise and like the sea lion taking a snooze!
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Even better as you were able to get a photo of a train crossing through it.
Beautiful photos from the river! 
I had finally seen one! 
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