Davaar Island

[mrn]

Great advert for Kintyre. Wonderful story too. You can just imagine the bewilderment it caused at the time!

[Crowth]

Thoroughly enjoyed it, but I thought they might have mentioned the vandalism a few years ago, especially as they had Ronnie Togneri speaking.

Overall, I can't see the piece doing Kintyre tourism any harm.

[Bobh]

Thoroughly enjoyed it, but I thought they might have mentioned the vandalism a few years ago, especially as they had Ronnie Togneri speaking.

Overall, I can't see the piece doing Kintyre tourism any harm.

Crowth, i'm so glad they did'nt. Why detract from a positive story?

[Crowth]

BobH

I know where you're coming from and to a degree I feel the same way. On the other hand, the vandalism did happen and regardless of how distasteful it was it is just as much a piece of the Davaar story as any other element. IMHO.

[bill]

Total agreement Bobh,why destroy a positive with an unnecessary negative.

[Crowth]

I wouldn't say the story would have been destroyed by the inclusion of an unfortunate episode. If anything it would have added to the interest.

I have never seen the One programme is it the type of show that presents everything to the viewer as though through rose tinted goggles?

[LANDROVER ROGER]

The One Show is dire.Feeble presenters trot out endless "celebrities"who only appear because they want to advertise a new programme,book,film etc etc etc.I only watched it to see Davaar.Your comments Crowth were and are relevant.

[jdcarra]

Here we go again,now deviating off the Davaar Island post and slagging off the One Show which I must admit i like watching .Same old quote,if you don't like it do not watch it and in your case Steve that shall not be a problem unless your watching programmes on your pc .

[LANDROVER ROGER]

Sorry.Just an opinion.

[Crowth]

Here we go again,now deviating off the Davaar Island post and slagging off the One Show which I must admit i like watching .Same old quote,if you don't like it do not watch it and in your case Steve that shall not be a problem unless your watching programmes on your pc .

I took a conscious decision about five years ago not to count television as an essential of my daily life. My main reasons were/still are a) Most of what is screened is rubbish b) Most of what is screened is advertising c) It was a waste of time, I could and do still find more constructive things to do (even on long winter evenings).

Watching programmes on my pc would make my above mentioned decision pointless, and would also be illegal to do so without a TV licence.

Thanks Roger for filling me in about the One programme. The TV is not called the "Idiot Box" for nothing.

[LANDROVER ROGER]

I have more to relate about our holiday on Davaar Island.As I stated previously it is a superb holiday venue.There is a certain pleasure in sitting in front of a log fire,not watching The One Show,listening to the howling wind and horizontal rain outside.(This was only one night).The sunrise and sunset views are spectacular.The fact that you are cut off by the tide makes it even more secluded.Make sure that you get there before the tide comes in when you first arrive otherwise you will have a long wait!

[Martin]

Good on yer Crowth, well said. Don't forget, you can watch a prog on your PC as long as you don't watch it as it's being broadcast. Watching the odd programe now and again, especially for information or educational purposes would not make your decision pointless.
And, LR, well said as well, it's only the second time I've seen any of The One Show, hopefully I won't make it a third.
There was one comment in the bit about Davaar, about how all you locals used to be "God Fearing". Used to be ? Are you all heathens now ?

[Mzz pasico]

Here we go again,now deviating off the Davaar Island post and slagging off the One Show which I must admit i like watching .Same old quote,if you don't like it do not watch it and in your case Steve that shall not be a problem unless your watching programmes on your pc .

Well said jdcarra. I watch the one show every evening and if one does not like a particular programme or it's content then it's simple.....switch off!

[Crowth]

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook. I thought it appropriate to this thread drift:

[petewick]

I enjoyed the coverage about Davaar but again it appears they
have'nt researched the subject very well. Fogle said that the painting
was found by a yachtsman who went into the cave and saw the picture
by the light of the match he used to light his pipe, CRAP!
McKinnons lantern lights were seen by fishermen working in the Loden, being
too afraid to venture onto the island in darkness, they waited until the next day to
investigate. They searched all th caves until they found the painting, the rest is
history.........