What a long, long journey from Beverly to Largs!  Because I am flat, I can travel by envelope instead of aeroplane.  It is much less expensive but it takes much longer.  I won't be able to tell you all I've learned about Largs so I have sent you some leaflets I got from the local Tourist Office.

Guess what the Largs school is called?  St Mary's Star of the Sea, just like yours.  It would have been nice to visit the school, but while I was in Largs the school was closed for the Easter vacation.  I did visit St Mary's church.

I sailed across the River Clyde to the Isle of Cumbrae.  Sr Margaret said it is like going back to the 1950s, whatever that means.  Millport, the only town on the island is very small and quaint with lots of bicycles and hardly any cars.

Largs is a popular centre for sailing.  The marina has berths for 700 vessels and boats from all over Europe visit Largs every year.

I visited the site of the Battle of Largs where the Scots finally defeated the Vikings in 1263 after centuries of Viking invasions.  Memories of the Vikings are everywhere in Largs - the Battle Monument, models of Viking ships and even a big Viking standing outside of the local fish and chip shops. ( "chips" in Scotland is what we call French Fries)

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many Italian families came to Largs.  Most of them earned their living by opening shops and restautants selling fish and chips or ice cream.  The descendents of those families - and their shops and restaurants - are still in  Largs today.

Thank you to Sister Margaret McHard for showing me all the sites.   I had a great visit!