Archive for February 26th, 2010

The Wreck

26Feb10

The last from the Balmerino series.  This old fishing boat has been left to moulder on the treacherous sandbanks of the Firth of Tay, which is still used for coastal shipping traffic to the port in Perth.  In the 18th century the Firth was a stronghold of smugglers running contraband from German and Dutch ports. […]