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Airlink to the Isle of Bute, Scotland
By Birgit Adelborg
An unlikely destination for a new airlink from Glasgow is the small settlement of Port Bannatyne on the Isle of Bute, some twenty miles off the mouth of the River Clyde. Built from local stone and slate two hundred years ago, the village has always benefited from the very secluded anchorage in Kames Bay. During World War II the British Navy took over the bay as a base for their midget submarines, the X-Craft, manned by just two brave souls and sent to harass the German warships in the seas off Norway. Today Port Bannatyne has been adopted by an international and mostly artistic set of incomers appreciating the natural beauty of sea, highlands and sky, and the opportunities for golf, hiking, sailing, and swimming amongst the native seals. Birdlife abounds, and the golfcourse is grazed by wild deer and hares. Near the shoreline is a pitch for playing the French game of Petanque, and the local village inn has been bought by a family from St. Petersburg, who serve fine Russian cuisine and the seafood that's landed on the village pier. For twenty years or so there has been a boatyard in the village, but five years ago they started work on building a long stone pier out into the bay and constructing a yacht marina with pontoons for over a hundred vessels.
Now that the main building work has been finished a seaplane flying company has organised to bring clients from Glasgow to dine at The Russian Tavern using their aircraft; flying time just 17 minutes! So now this backwater in West Scotland has its own airlink into Glasgow at the Pacific Quay on the River Clyde. Things have never been more exiting! |
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Russian caviar and boule in Bute? Globalisation marches on relentlessly. Next thing you know there'll be a tavern in Leningrad serving haggis. Congratulations on the airlink!  And thank you for the lovely pictures.
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