A mix of main road and cycle path took us past Troon, Prestwick airport, to Irvine at a moderate pace.
At Ardrossan we checked at the ferry and went to Asda for a coffee and packed lunch. 2 hours on the ferry brought us toArran,where we cycled round the eastern coast,admiring swan with 5 cygnets, rocks piled with cormorants, a rounded rock with a sculpted seal, on which a seagull was resolutely perched.
Then it was up the hill, with fine views of the craggy peaks of Goatfell behind us. But the hill proved to be neither steep nor hard, and we romped to the summit and found ourselves hurtling down to tea and ice cream in Lochranza - well there was no more than that there. But our brief visit to Arran was a very pleasant one, before we were suddenly launched on the wee ferry to Claonaig. Less than an hour later we were landed, along with 4 other cycles and 1 car, so off up a gentle hill to loch Tarbert.
The port of Tarbert was gai bonnie,with a ring of shops, hotels and restaurants around the harbour full of fishing boats and yachts. The B&B overlooked the harbour and was exc. Dinner at The Anchorage Resto was Mich3* fish and well worth a visit.
An easy day, delightful and well earned. And it is great to be back in Scotland again and well.past the half way mark now. Weather today cloudy overcast, light winds from W.
DATA:
Distance 54 mls
Ride Time 3hrs 47min
Avg Sp 12.3
TOTAL 699
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