{"id":4086,"date":"2019-02-26T06:04:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T06:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2019-02-26T06:04:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T06:04:31","slug":"back-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?p=4086","title":{"rendered":"Back on the road"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4091\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?attachment_id=4091\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4091\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4091 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0BDF8235-FCCA-4705-9235-EBBF4A32AEFB-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bamse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4095\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?attachment_id=4095\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4095\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4095 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/F05EC1F7-9466-4BA7-8185-4949006D1BDE-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Seafarer, by William Lamb, F.R.S.A.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4093\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?attachment_id=4093\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4093\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4093 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1EC67E7B-9878-4384-8C1C-ADFEEFC06F82-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Snipe. Honest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4087\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?attachment_id=4087\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4087\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4087 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/22FBEB74-4D10-42E6-9B6F-DB86855703E2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunan Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4088\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?attachment_id=4088\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4088\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4088 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/A51EA0E9-4A96-44F1-BDBC-594077352823-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seal skeleton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4089\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?attachment_id=4089\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4089\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4089 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CD97A93F-936B-4171-9F6D-4057B3644B97-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snowdrops, House of Dun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last \u00a0week found us in Montrose, to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/reserve\/montrose-basin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basin<\/a>\u00a0and its wintering residents. \u00a0\u00a0Timing was either spot on or spot off; coinciding as we did with that time in late winter when there is enough daylight to evince notions of venturing further afield, only to find out that most places of interest are still shut. \u00a0Honourable mentions therefore to the Basin visitor centre, the gardens of House of Dun, Brechin Town House, Montrose Museum and Art Gallery, and the Aircraft Museum. \u00a0They were open and staffed.<\/p>\n<p>A high spring tide meant that the birds hiding on the Basin foreshore were forced to reveal themselves, \u00a0giving us a fine view of a wisp of snipe, nine in total. \u00a0(And also giving me the opportunity for legitimate use of a collective noun). \u00a0 Other highlights included various sculptures, and it should not go unmentioned that everyone we spoke to was pleasant and helpful.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not know the story of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bamse_(St._Bernard)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bamse,<\/a> read the book.<\/p>\n<p>Due to my misinterpretation of the rules for the honesty box in the Aircraft Museum tearoom, we were entitled to rather more biscuits than were consumed. \u00a0However, in the presence of so many sobering reminders of the real\u00a0cost of war&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There was an excellent exhibition of sea themed paintings at the gallery in town, including many by famous son William <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Lamb_(sculptor)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lamb<\/a>. \u00a0I have yet to find a sculpture trail or map, but I believe much of his work is dotted around the environs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last \u00a0week found us in Montrose, to visit the Basin\u00a0and its wintering residents. \u00a0\u00a0Timing was either spot on or spot off; coinciding as we did with that time in late winter when there is enough daylight to evince notions of venturing further afield, only to find out that most places of interest are still shut. 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