Brodick has a sandy cycle track that skirts the bay and the golf course. We had to resort to the grass and the 13th tee to avoid a section of deep sand but this was no longer the Ayrshire coast where such things would be frowned upon.
We were promised rain and, with met office predictions of feels like 2 Celsius. It was not going to be easy, with a couple of big climbs and another ferry to catch but the southerly wind made it all possible and we were whisked along. Just after Corrie my bike computer registered 2000km and we climbed the 200m hill over to Lochranza. We only got the promised heavy rain on our descent.
We made the ferry at in good time for the 1:15pm and cowered in the waiting room while the sleety rain lashed at the sea.
Getting off the ferry was a challenge. After leaving the calm of Lochranza the ferry was practically surfing into Claonaig. Waves crashed over the ramp way so we had to time the run off the boat so as not to get a thorough soaking.
The road out was from the old Scotland I remember 30 years ago. Single track with passing places, these are now becoming scarce and with bigger, faster cars not quite so pleasant.
Tarbert was a welcome sight and soup and tea were so good in Ca' Dora cafe that we returned for our evening meal.
Figures:
Distance:- 42 km
Cycle Time:- 3 hours 9 minutes
Average speed:- 13.3 kph
Total Distance:- 2029 km
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