Arbroath and Dundee

All the promises of God are yes in Christ Jesus and Amen to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 1 : 20

Our chosen  park up looked out to sea from the South of Arbroath, a fishing port in Angus. It had rained a lot the night before making the craggy rocks slippery and exposed rock pools full of both fresh and sea water .

We were about 11 vans parked looking out to sea. While our family was sleeping, I took out my paints.

Later in the morning, we walked through a very quiet deserted town. Roy said he saw a sign that read : “If you see a fishing vessel come in on a Tuesday report it!” A joke. What he actually saw was : “If you see an unusual vessel at an unusual time report it!“

The town had several smokies selling haddock, trout, mackerel, herring, and salmon with shellfish in season.

The Woolly Workers left their colourful display on some iron railings for us to see. A cheerful group of sea creatures in a town where most places were closed on a Tuesaday.

We then drove the 17 miles to Dundee. What we wanted to see was the steam ship Discovery, which sailed to the Antarctic in 1901 under Captain Robert Scott. The ship was built in Dundee for the purpose of exploring the Antarctic, and several scientists sailed in her.

Hartley T Ferrar Geology

Edward Adrian Wilson Zoology

Thomas Hodgson Biology

Their work has been added to but is still considered a reliable source of information. The discovery had steam and sails. This is how we saw her.

If you would like a tour of the ship press on Inside Britain’s First Polar Research Vessel HMS Discovery.

Dan Snow shows you around in an insightful way.

Here are some thoughts about sailing:

A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind. Live passionately, even if it kills you, because you are going to die anyway.

Webb Chiles

How inappropriate it is to call this planet Earth when clearly it is Sea.

Arthur C. Clark

Thank you for being with us in Arbroath and Dundee.

Sandy 🙂