27th June 2009: Clydebank/Dumbarton

One day when bored I decided to check out how many things in and around Glasgow that I'd either never been to or that I'd not been to for years. I currently have a list of 50 things.

Here is numbers 1 and 2.
Number 1: Titan Crane, Clydebank
Number 2: Dumbarton Castle

1 Titan Crane, Clydebank Coast Guard. There were about 4 heading down the Clyde!	2 Titan Crane, Clydebank Tyre fire, as seen from the top of the crane	3 Titan Crane, Clydebank was a bit of a windy day i have to say. Had to make sure Jo held on to me :)	4 Titan Crane, Clydebank views from top to bottom quite brave eh?
5 Titan Crane, Clydebank	6 Titan Crane, Clydebank	7 Titan Crane, Clydebank fire brigade trying to put out the tyre fire	8 Titan Crane, Clydebank Jo and I at the top. Notice the holding on?
9 Titan Crane, Clydebank Jo's Dad and I at the top. Notice the not holding on?!	10 Titan Crane, Clydebank more views from top to bottom	11 Titan Crane, Clydebank more views from top to bottom	12 Titan Crane, Clydebank plane flying overhead, photographed between the wires
13 Titan Crane, Clydebank Clydebank	14 Titan Crane, Clydebank views to the west, towards the Erskine bridge	15 Titan Crane, Clydebank Clydebank college	16 Titan Crane, Clydebank
17 Titan Crane, Clydebank	18 Titan Crane, Clydebank	19 Titan Crane, Clydebank	20 Titan Crane, Clydebank
21 Titan Crane, Clydebank	22 Titan Crane, Clydebank need to add this to the "to do" list :)	23 Titan Crane, Clydebank	24 Titan Crane, Clydebank
25 Titan Crane, Clydebank Lovely views	26 Titan Crane, Clydebank And the tyre fire rages on	27 Titan Crane, Clydebank Dizzy!	28 Titan Crane, Clydebank
29 Titan Crane, Clydebank	30 Titan Crane, Clydebank	31 Titan Crane, Clydebank	32 Titan Crane, Clydebank then it's back down in the lift for a look round the bottom
33 Titan Crane, Clydebank views from the bottom up	34 Titan Crane, Clydebank	35 Titan Crane, Clydebank views from the bottom up	36 Titan Crane, Clydebank Jo's Dad having a look around
37 Titan Crane, Clydebank Jo's Dad beside the first ship listed that he worked on	38 River Clyde	39 River Clyde Jo's Dad has a closer look at the tyre fire	40 Titan Crane, Clydebank walking along the Clyde back towards the crane
41 River Clyde the stretch of river off the Clyde, used to launch ships towards as the Clyde was too narrow	42 River Clyde the stretch of river off the Clyde, used to launch ships towards as the Clyde was too narrow	43 River Clyde walking along the Clyde back towards the crane	44 Titan Crane, Clydebank me with the crane, doesn't seem so scary from here ;)
45 Dumbarton Castle	46 Dumbarton Castle There are lots and lots more stairs to come	47 Dumbarton Castle "on the cannon" photos, which are, I believe, the law when you visit a castle!	48 Dumbarton Castle Then Jo joins me!
49 Dumbarton Castle peek!	50 Dumbarton Castle peek!	51 Dumbarton Castle peek!	52 Dumbarton Castle Double peek!
53 Dumbarton Castle	54 Dumbarton Castle	55 Dumbarton Castle	56 Dumbarton Castle don't light it, DON'T LIGHT IT!!!
57 Dumbarton Castle	58 Dumbarton Castle	59 Dumbarton Castle across to Levengrove Park	60 Dumbarton Castle across to Levengrove Park
61 Dumbarton Castle Looking down	62 Dumbarton Castle	63 Dumbarton Castle Jo and I, getting braver by the moment ;)	64 Dumbarton Castle Jo and I, getting braver by the moment ;)
65 Dumbarton Castle	66 Dumbarton Castle	67 Dumbarton Castle	68 Dumbarton Castle
69 Dumbarton Castle we'll just stay behind the railing thanks ... ;)	70 Dumbarton Castle wee corner of Dumbarton's football ground	71 Dumbarton Castle	72 Dumbarton Castle
73 Dumbarton Castle	74 Dumbarton Castle	75 Dumbarton Castle	76 Dumbarton Castle ooh .. rebel!
77 Dumbarton Castle prefer being on it rather than in it :)	78 Dumbarton Castle	79 Dumbarton Castle Whats that through the mishapen window? Dumbarton football stadium!	80 Dumbarton Castle Dumbarton football stadium, home of DFC
81 Dumbarton Castle	82 Dumbarton Castle	83 Dumbarton Castle	84 Dumbarton Castle
85 Dumbarton Castle Gunpowder Magazine, probably not the safest barrel I've ever sat on	86 Dumbarton Castle	87 Dumbarton Castle you haven't seen me!	88 Dumbarton Castle Jo and I with Dumbarton Football Stadium
89 Dumbarton Castle	90 Dumbarton Castle heading towards the clyde shore, looking back at the castle	91 Dumbarton shoreline view from the shore	92 Dumbarton shoreline view from the shore towards the Castle
93 Dumbarton shoreline view from the shore	94 Dumbarton shoreline Jo claims it wasn't her, but she did grow up around here ...	95 Dumbarton shoreline view from the shore	96 Dumbarton shoreline Photo of Jo and I taking photos
97 Dumbarton shoreline view from the shore	98 Dumbarton shoreline view from the shore	99 Badge of honour Yes indeed I have!