On August 10th, 1979, a former Sealink passenger ferry called “The Duke of Lancaster” was beached at Llanerch-y-Mor in North Wales. Until she was converted into a car ferry, many claim she was one of the finest vessels afloat at the time. But perhaps their was a more “protective” reason for her design and installation – what ever you believe, DuDug have recently been repainting her and one of my favourite images is The Council of Monkeys by Goin.
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Plans are afoot for my big 50th and the long tour I have always dreamed of – route is in early stages of planning all I know for certain is I leave the UK on 8th June and have to be back at work early September.
Managed to squeeze in a break before Christmas to come back to Edinburgh, I had forgotten just how beautiful and cosmopolitan this city is and without doubt one of the most welcome, clean and dynamic cities in the UK. The Gothic architecture and sense of history and civic pride is all pervading and with eclectic corner café’s the city culture is vibrant.
