Rest Ye Weary Feet
Day 11. Official Rest Day. Sunday, June 12.
Porridge, fruit on a stick, toast, orange juice.
Hairy Coo
Helensburg looking north.
“Flywheel off original engine of the ‘Comet’ a pioneering paddle steamer built 1812.”
Queens Hotel. Originally built as the business and home of Henry Bell. Henry was the first Provost of Helensburg.
Met a couple on the walk up to Hill House. They were using an app on their phone to identify plant names of what was growing on the stone walls. When I first spoke to them the man looked up, became startled, and said to his partner ‘oh, I thought it was your sister who we had escaped.’ Then they asked if I was German or Dutch. When I said American, the guy said he was there once - Minneapolis!
Monument to Henry Bell.
Met an Italian Greyhound, with her human father. A miniature version of a Whippet. She was extremely tiny with thin fragile bones. Beautiful little creature. The dog was 1.5 years old. The family got her in Aberdeen.
Stella - get back inside. Get back to Stevens Point!
Where is Fitch?
Hill House uncovered (image off internet)
Hill House. “Charles Rennie MacKintosh’s architecture masterpiece turns Art into a home. Charles and Margaret (wife) created everything from the building, the furniture, and the textiles.” Sort of like Frank Lloyd Wright.
“The Hill House was dissolving like aspirin in a glass of water…Protective steel frame covered in chainmail mesh to protect it from the Scottish weather.” - rain
Hill House under the Box (image off internet)
Red Towers built in 1898
Wandered into the Submarine Museum. The only one in Scotland. During the Second World War this area was important for midget subs. Faslane Nuclear Sub Base is nearby.
I am ready for tea with HRH Queen Elizabeth!
Church of England Helensburg
All dogs are welcome inside all places. This was an ice cream parlor.
Scotland is tropical enough for Palm Trees.
Scottish weather can change every hour or every 15 minutes. Photo shortly before this had me covered with cap and rain hood barely able to stand upright in wind and rain.
9.84 Miles. 23,707 Steps. 5 hours wandering Helensburg sort of being touristy.
Porridge, fruit on a stick, toast, orange juice.
No. 20 Boutique B&B, Helensburg. My suite was the third floor windows sort of top right of center. The view looked southeast over the River Clyde. The tide was affected by the closeness to the Irish Sea, with a lot of meandering.
Ocean going ships can travel up the estuary to land across the water at Greenock, but the water by Helensburg is too shallow.
Hairy Coo
Helensburg looking north.
Down near the end of this street is where the B&B is located.
“Flywheel off original engine of the ‘Comet’ a pioneering paddle steamer built 1812.”
Queens Hotel. Originally built as the business and home of Henry Bell. Henry was the first Provost of Helensburg.
Met a couple on the walk up to Hill House. They were using an app on their phone to identify plant names of what was growing on the stone walls. When I first spoke to them the man looked up, became startled, and said to his partner ‘oh, I thought it was your sister who we had escaped.’ Then they asked if I was German or Dutch. When I said American, the guy said he was there once - Minneapolis!
Monument to Henry Bell.
Met an Italian Greyhound, with her human father. A miniature version of a Whippet. She was extremely tiny with thin fragile bones. Beautiful little creature. The dog was 1.5 years old. The family got her in Aberdeen.
Stella - get back inside. Get back to Stevens Point!
Where is Fitch?
Hill House uncovered (image off internet)
Hill House. “Charles Rennie MacKintosh’s architecture masterpiece turns Art into a home. Charles and Margaret (wife) created everything from the building, the furniture, and the textiles.” Sort of like Frank Lloyd Wright.
“The Hill House was dissolving like aspirin in a glass of water…Protective steel frame covered in chainmail mesh to protect it from the Scottish weather.” - rain
It is unsure if the Box can ever be removed.
I found the Box far more fascinating than the actual home.
Hill House under the Box (image off internet)
Red Towers built in 1898
The Upper Hill area is full of many large homes of the wealthy from Glasgow who built in Helensburg to escape the dirt and grime of the city, once the train line was extended this far.
Wandered into the Submarine Museum. The only one in Scotland. During the Second World War this area was important for midget subs. Faslane Nuclear Sub Base is nearby.
Invasion.
I am ready for tea with HRH Queen Elizabeth!
Church of England Helensburg
All dogs are welcome inside all places. This was an ice cream parlor.
Scotland is tropical enough for Palm Trees.
Scottish weather can change every hour or every 15 minutes. Photo shortly before this had me covered with cap and rain hood barely able to stand upright in wind and rain.
FaceTime conversation with my best friend Mary. Of course Gary and I have done that almost every night. Modern technology is amazing.
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