Jen and Dave: Adventuring

After a quick breakfast we hopped on a bus to Lamlash, skipping a section that gave us two options: one that was tidal, and one that climbs high into the woods. In Lamlash, we joined the coastal route.

The first stage was along the town waterfront, which had lovely views of the Holy Isle.

The next stage was a lesser-used gravel road beside the water, which made for great wildlife viewing and easy hiking.

This eventually transitioned to a farm track, then a hiking trail. You then reach a junction for a stormy weather out, and we forged ahead on a narrow single-track on the side of a bluff that was hard to follow in some places. The ferns! They were back!

Eventually the terrain levelled out, and some tidal rock-hopping quickly brought us to a secondary roadway. After a few kilometres, we then turned off into a farmer’s field. We climbed in and out of several pastures, sticking to established paths or edges of fields, per the country’s right to wander (and per the signposts stating we should go that way)!

We soon found ourselves in the edges of Brodick, and then back at the starting point. We did it our way, and we declared ourselves done!

We celebrated with pizza, blueberries, and hot showers. And plans for relaxing tomorrow.

• 94.3 km on the hike (not counting walks to dinner, etc).
• 10 days on the island
• 8 whiskeys sampled
• 7 days hiking
• 6 pieces of luggage used in various nested combinations
• 5 combined litres of water carried per day
• 4 great guest houses
• 3 species of purple flowers everywhere (foxglove, fireweed, heather)
• 2 distilleries
• 1 unforgettable adventure