Hike around Inverkip, West of Scotland
This evening, I am providing a photographic record of today's small group hike in and around Inverkip. Firth of Clyde looking towards Dunoon. Inverkip is situated about thirty miles west of Glasgow on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Clyde is a bay or estuary where the River Clyde empties into the Irish Sea and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. Sub-tropical vegetation. This phenomenon is due to the influence of the warm ocean current known as the Gulf Stream. Glasgow is 56 degrees north, the same as parts of Canada. Without the Gulf Stream we would have a far harsher climate. Inverkip is best known for its yachting marina. The name is an amalgam of two origins, viz: Inver =...