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The boat trip out

 

The boat trip out to Inchcolm started out from South Queensferry, and even whilst still on the shore there are excellent views up and down the Forth estuary - this is looking round to the right at the huge railway bridge - opened in 1890, it is still going strong.

Looking round to the left, and the existing road bridge dominates the view, and behind it, the new road bridge is starting to take shape.

It is ironic to think that the railway bridge is 125 years old and is still going strong, but the road bridge that opened in 1964 is now getting replaced.

If you look closely under the bridge, you can see right across to Ben Lomond and some of the mountains around the Trossachs.

It was the Maid of the Forth that was the vessel that took us out to Inchcolm - here it is, coming into the pier from its previous voyage -

and tied up waiting for us to board- totally dwarfed by the huge bulk of the railway bridge.

On board, and heading out under the railway bridge, and looking across to Inchgarvie, another of the islands in the Forth estuary.

Down in the passenger lounge, and the musicians are providing some background entertainment -

However the bride and her bridesmaids are hiding away in the bridge - or should that on the bridge - here are a few photos of them - obviously in good spirits.

Approaching Inchcolm - it is actually a lot bigger than it looks in this picture.

Coming into the jetty, with the abbey in the background.

Unfortunately that was the end of my picture taking until after the wedding ceremony - so the next page shows various scenes around the abbey after the wedding ceremony.

 

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