The Kelpies

Scotland has a new tourist attraction. Standing at a height of 30 metres beside the M9 motorway are "The Kelpies", standing guard at the entrance to a new section of the Forth and Clyde Canal.

The artist Andy Scott based the sculptures on the heavy horses that would have once been commonplace throughout Scotland.

Each figure is made of steel and weighs over 300 tonnes.

River Clyde 20/06/14

The passengers on board Celebrity Infinity have seen the very best of Scotland's weather, in comparison to her last visit where she departed durning a thunderstorm.

The 2170 passengers departed sunny Greenock at 7pm, heading for Holyhead on north Wales.

Bulk carrier Egs Quest passed by the liner as she completed canting off the Esplanade.

Clydeport have recently handed the role of buoy maintenance to Briggs Marine.Here is workboat Cameron heading to Greenock carrying a red buoy.

Classic & Vintage cars

After the razzamatazz of the Gumball 3000 rally visiting Scotland, things took on a somewhat more sedate pace with a visit of the Scottish Western Thoroughbred Vehicle Club to Cornalees Visitor Centre in Greenock.

Cars dating back to the Ford Model T were proudly displayed by their owners while the public enjoyed these memories of past times.

Many of the cars were from relatively recent times and most definitely within the  lifetime of many of the visitors.

It is always good to see that these cars are being kept alive and in working order.

1975 MG Midget Mk III

VW Campervan

Riley RME

Delage DI

Ford Model T

Triumph TR2 1955

Gumball 3000 Rally

Prestwick Airport played host to some of the world's flashest supercars as the Gumball 3000 rally arrived in Scotland.

Seeing these fabulous cars more than made up for my 5:30am alarm call.

The procession made its way to Edinburgh for the start of the UK leg of the rally.

Rebellion R2K

Bughatti Veyron

Mercedes Benz SLS AMG

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder

Ford GT followed by McLaren 12C

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster

Dodge Viper

Ferrari 458

Wiessmann MF5

Le Boreal

Sitting alongside Queen Victoria at Greenock, the French cruise ship Le Boreal  looked very small.

What she lacked in size she made up for in her styling, looking elegant beside the larger Cunarder.

Here she is as she backed away from her berth around 7pm and set off on the next stage of her voyage.

Queen Victoria

One of the highlights in Greenock's cruise ship calendar has to be a visit from Cunard.

Today Queen Victoria came to the Clydefor her first visit in three years.

Keeping up Cunard's tradition, she arrived over an hour earlier that scheduled, arriving slightly before 7am. She is due to depart at 5pm this evening.

Ruby Princess

My first pictures from 2014's ar of Ruby Princess as she sails past Gourock on her way to Greenock Ocean Terminal.

We have a busy schedule this year with many ships, including Ruby Princess, making repeat visits throughout the year.

Ruby Princess berthed at 8am to the sound of a piper on the quayside, and departed a few minutes past 7 in the evening, her next stop being Kirkwall.