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Identifier: motoringaboard00pres (find matches)
Title: Motoring aboard
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Presbrey, Frank Spencer, 1855- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, The Outing publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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chapter Sixteenof ^cotlanb
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The glorious news as we went over the heather-covered moors and through the Highlands ofScotland will always be remembered. Cfjapter Sixteen AS we were bound for the north of Scotland,/-% and no vehicles can go over the greatbridge across the Firth of Forth, we tookthe ferry from Granton, almost within the citylimits of Edinburgh, across the Firth to Burntis-land, a distance of five miles. We had consider-able fun over the pronunciation of this name, forwe pronounced it as it is spelled, Burntis-land.No one understood what we meant until we dis-covered that the natives pronounced it as twowords—Burnt island. We had no difficulty inrunning our motor on the ferryboat at Grantonand the charge for taking it across was insignif-icant, as it went as cargo along with cows andhorses and vehicles of various sorts. On a pleasant day this ferry trip gives one afine view of the great Firth of Forth bridge, themost remarkable and stupendous structure ofits kind in the world. But the day we cross

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