Arran Coastal Way: Lochranza to Imachar

After one final delicious breakfast we bade our farewells to Cath and Mac, who gave us a little parting gift of Scottish travelling food, two bars of flap jack.

We made progress on the now familiar route to the ferry terminal, and picked up sandwiches to go from the Sandwich Station. The main route now heads for the woods on and old Postie trail, but our first intel was that it was overgrown, steep, and slippery when wet. So we opted for the road walk alternative.

Farewell castle ruins
Farewell swan
Farewell Lochranza!
Departing the Sandwich Station

Although most of the day was on the road, we were right beside the water and got to enjoy all sorts of birds, a washed up jelly, and lots of varying rock formations. We sat seaside for lunch and breaks, includes the flap jack that proved to be like a granola bar: oats, nuts and fruit mixed with honey.

Flap jack, as Mac makes it.
Barrel jellyfish, Dave’s foot for scale.
Barrel jellyfish
Dave appreciating the beach
Sheep and a glen
Roadways rippled like the sea
More sheep
Beachside path

We eventually reached Imichar, which is literally two houses and a mailbox. The proprietor of tonight’s B&B picked us up for an overnight in Blackwaterfoot.

Blackwaterfoot
This is the way.

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