Hi

We are visiting my wife's gran in Glasgow in August and we will be staying
in a hotel. We are going on to the Highlands and I am planning on taking a
shiny new kayak along, on top of the car.

My wife who was born in Glasgow says not to bother, it will only get stolen,
so I've been looking at hotels with free parking, maybe even secure
undergound parking.

However, we'll be going into town for a meal - sorry to bore you with the
details - so that leaves the issue, would a hotel be happy to keep the kayak
somewhere while we drive into town or is it safe to just have the boat on
top of the car in central Glasgow on a Friday night?

I am anxious not to warm up old stereotypes about Glasgow and clearly you'd
think twice in any inner City area whether it is wise to put £ 750.00 worth
of gear poorly secured on your roof top.

Any experiences / views regarding safe and 'paddler friendly' hotels in the
area would be much appreciated!

W