 This is the Robert Burns Museum in Alloway. Robert Burns (1759-1796) was a famous Scottish poet. This is a very good museum wall all kinds of Robert Burns information. He was a Freemason, friend of Guiseppe Garibaldi, did a lot of drinking, fathered a lot of children, oh and he also wrote poems. |
 One of his poems was inspired when he overturned a mouse nest. I somehow thing that the mouse was not quite as big as this one. |
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 The Robert Burns birthplace cottage. This is all nicely preserved with authentic sounding noises in the various rooms. You know they even used to keep farm animals in the house. |
 Poppies in the Burns Memorial Garden. |
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 The ‘Brig ‘o Doon’, which features in the poem ‘Tam O’Shanter’. |
 A bust of the Great Man himself. |
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 Here I am in the Burns Monument. |
 Some of the flowers in the Burns Memorial Garden. |
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 This is the car we had, a Peugeot 3008. It behaved very well despite having a handle to put on the parking brake just like the one I have for taking it off! |
 The Carlton Seamill, where we stayed in West Kilbride. |
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 Out the back of the Carlton Seamill is some grass with bushes where there are hundreds of rabbits. Behind the bushes is the beach where I took this picture as the Sun was going down. |
 Now we are ready to go across the sea to Arran. The ferry opens it’s mouth ready for the cars. |
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