ONE SAVVY SCOT SKIPPEREver wonder what it was like to be the Captain of a Clyde Puffer that is asteamship on the beautiful lochs of the Scots highlands at the ... » 

ONE SAVVY SCOT SKIPPEREver wonder what it was like to be the Captain of a Clyde Puffer that is asteamship on the beautiful lochs of the Scots highlands at the beginning of thetwentieth century?Enter now the captivating world of Captain Para Handy and the irascible crew ofThe Vital Spark called by its captain the best boat in the tread.Join Para Handy or rather Captain John Macfarlane his real name and hiscrew of characters the wondrous Hurricane Jack the effete engineer DanMacphail the superstitious ships mate Dougie Colin the Tar and his cousinDavie Green.Para Handy loses command of his beloved boat for a while. Read about a lostchild and the startling fate of a canary. Chuckle over Dougies payday troublewith his wife. Plus a very odd Scots recipe.Take a deep whiff of the distillery keep an eye out for Nessie grab yourselfa bagpipe and a bowlful of haggis and get the kilt charmed off you in thesedelightful tales «