 |
| Loch Fyne from The Creggans Inn at Strachur |
Tuesday was one of the clearest, sunniest days we have had. It was also perfectly still ...not a breath of wind anywhere. The night had been cold and anywhere that was in shadow was white with frost all day. We decided to drive to Portavadie on Loch Fyne to have a look at the new yacht marina there.
At the start of the North Sea oil boom, the government was very eager to make sure that Scotland was able to build lots of the gigantic steel oil-rigs they were using then and they poured vast sums of money it to useless schemes. Portavadie was one of them. A huge deep harbour was blasted out of the rock and a big village of houses for workers was built. Then nothing happened for 30 years. No oil rigs were built and the houses were never used. They are still there, rotting slowly away, but somebody has spent a fortune making the harbour into a brand new marina with beautiful holiday flats and a hotel. It all looks very impressive.
At the start of the North Sea oil boom, the government was very eager to make sure that Scotland was able to build lots of the gigantic steel oil-rigs they were using then and they poured vast sums of money it to useless schemes. Portavadie was one of them. A huge deep harbour was blasted out of the rock and a big village of houses for workers was built. Then nothing happened for 30 years. No oil rigs were built and the houses were never used. They are still there, rotting slowly away, but somebody has spent a fortune making the harbour into a brand new marina with beautiful holiday flats and a hotel. It all looks very impressive.
No comments:
Post a Comment