Stats for Saturday:
Distance: 180 miles
Elapased time 9hrs
Driving time: 5hrs
Moving average: 36mph
Hangovers: 2
Corners today: 0
Rain. After the brillant sunshine and dry roads of yesterday, today
has been a trial; probably the hardest drive of the trip so far. The
road down the side of Loch Ness, onto Oban and on to Clonaig were
filled with traffic, obscured by a persistent light rain and slick
with road-flim. On a say when neither of us was well-equipped to
concentrate, the conditions demanded more than we have needed yet on
this trip.
To compensate and to avoid accidents, we stoped frequently, ate heartily and drank plenty of fluids. It worked; despite the better efforts of the bends of r Argyle an dBUte to throw us off, we made it to Clonaig just as the sun burst from the clouds to light our way to a
tranquil and warm Lochranza.
Arran is fabulous: picture-postcard boats bob in a pictue-postcard bay
whilst red deer roam the verges and the salty turf in the shadow of a
picture-postcard ruined castle. Do we really have to go home?
Tomorrow's ferry leaves Brodick at 11h00 (first one of the day on a
Sunday), which means another long day on the road if we are to arrive
in Worcester in good time to see Ruth and Martin.
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