10-05-2020, 05:24 PM
I went on the Ballachulish ferry several times as a kid as my parents liked Scotland very much and most years we had a weeks holiday there. One time we saw Jimmy Clitheroe in the ferry queue, remember him? I recall he had a big Ford Zodiac and could hardly see over the steering wheel.
The only turntable ferry still sailing is that from Kyle Rhea over to the Isle of Skye. It has been doing very well since the bridge over to Skye was built.
By not going over Shap, you missed a treat, Bob. The old A6 from Carlisle down to Kendal is one of the best roads you could have for an Austin 7. When I was doing the recce for my Cumbria Run in early 2019 I was heading north on the A6 and just outside Shap village sat on a field wall about 20 yards from the road was a golden eagle, I still don't know whether it was a wild one or had absconded from nearby Lowther Park where they have a bird of prey centre. Mind you if you had been doing the JOGLE in the dark in an Austin 7 I doubt you would have seen it!
The only turntable ferry still sailing is that from Kyle Rhea over to the Isle of Skye. It has been doing very well since the bridge over to Skye was built.
By not going over Shap, you missed a treat, Bob. The old A6 from Carlisle down to Kendal is one of the best roads you could have for an Austin 7. When I was doing the recce for my Cumbria Run in early 2019 I was heading north on the A6 and just outside Shap village sat on a field wall about 20 yards from the road was a golden eagle, I still don't know whether it was a wild one or had absconded from nearby Lowther Park where they have a bird of prey centre. Mind you if you had been doing the JOGLE in the dark in an Austin 7 I doubt you would have seen it!