There's a bit of retracing your steps as you head back to beautiful Islay, and then back to Kennacraig on the mainland before driving north to Oban. Alternatively, you can take the ferry from Islay to Oban, via Colonsay, on certain days. But you won't get long to pause for breath ...
Once I had tidied up these loose ends, I could then concentrate on advancing the frontier in the direction of Mull of Galloway, Stranraer, Ayr and Ardrossan, where there will be a significant sea change in strategy? Serendipity plays a big part in my planning, but as you will find out ...
On the shore at Ardrossan I found this summer, among some sea-weeds, what was new to me, and I believe is rare, Aplysia punctata. Even Aplysia depilans is rare here. Acteon viridisy Mont. (sp.). In a little rocky pool of sea-water, about halfway betwixt Bro-dick and Corrie, on...
And so you're off! Take the ferry from the Ayrshire port of Ardrossan and spend today discovering the charms of Arran, a small island with bags going on. Arran's one of Scotland's most accessible islands and the isle can be reached entirely by public transport. The ferry crossing takes ...