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was at Tiree for a couple of days this week finalising plans for a runway re-surfacing job of its main runway.

Weather fantastic...as it always is, they regularly get the longest recorded days of sunshine for the UK

couple of pictures of the airport there, i will get more as the job progresses....europes 2nd biggest mobile tarring plant is on the island....logistacal nightmare but it it is there and will be laying 18000 tonnes of tarmac from the end opf August and is expected to take 3 weeks... yes 3 weeks.

Anyway tiree airport;

Welcome to tiree airport!



The terminal...International arrivals



the fire station & tower complex



Loganair SAAB 340 parked on the apron

more shots of the runway job in Tiree, once again lovely weather even got a look at the surfers practising for the big competition in a couple of weeks.

boat bringing in 1800 ton of stone, that will last approx 1 1/2 days, they laid 1400 ton in one 15 hour shift


tar plant


filling up with tar for runway


what a surface!





After work, surfers on crossapol beach




Gott bay beach, looking south & north

scotland at its best

westport321 wrote:scotland at its best

Have to disagree as all there is is a beach and sea.
Surely The Highlands, and the majesty of the glens make a bit of beach pale into insignificance?

when yur stuck where I am a bit of beach & sea is like a piece of heaven, 'though I might have to agree with you Bill on the highlands, better discussion might be any "bad" bits, but I wont even start on that one. All in all from many different lands that ive seen, Scotland has nothing to be ashamed of.

bill wrote:Surely The Highlands, and the majesty of the glens make a bit of beach pale into insignificance?

It's this wide diversity that makes Scotland such a magnificent place. From the towering peaks to the sheltered glens, sweeping beaches, thick forests, shimmering lochs, hip-deep in history and packed with wildlife.