Clarity

The weather was just gorgeous in Arran a few weekends ago compared to recent weeks. It wasn't that warm, but it was sunny and clear. In fact, it was the clearest I can ever remember seeing from Lamlash...

I've never before seen Culzean Castle so clearly from Lamlash (right across the Firth of Clyde) with the naked eye.

We went for an evening stroll along Shore Road, and enjoyed the clear views over to the mainland... the wind farm and the paper mill at Irvine both really stood out.

We even spotted the fast cat from Ireland heading for Troon - that's the first time I've ever seen it. Here it's passing Culzean - and the lighthouse on Holy Isle.

Last interesting sighting of the evening was a nuclear sub being escorted down the Clyde from Faslane.

It was going at a fair pace and it didn't take it long to appear again at the south end of Holy Isle.

 A beautiful evening. One to remember.

Kayaking in the rain

Yesterday morning I had a great time (despite the weather!!!) paddling from Croy to Maidens and back. My first time out on the water since May...... gannets diving in front of us, good company, a nice calm sea. My first time paddling a Skerray too - nice boat, much lower in the water than my Perception Sealion (large banana boat), meaning I got a wave over me right at the start before I had the spraydeck fastened and ended up sitting in a puddle. Oh well, you expect to get wet kayaking in the rain...


We passed below Culzean Castle - not that I got a good view of it, even when the rain stopped for a bit my glasses were so covered I still couldn't see much.

Definitely a paddle to do again sometime when the weather's brighter.