Maybole Shore

 A walk on the beach.

We met our Dundee friends for lunch at the Coo Shed on their way home from a Galloway holiday....then Reflexology for Pirate in Alloway just over the A77...and Maybole Shore for a walk on the beach. Unfortunately the haar was in, so we couldn't see Arran.  

Pirate remembered paddling at Opononi after Stage 3 of the Tour of the Northland in Aotearoa NZ...so had a go here... the water isn't as clean, unfortunately, but it had the desired effect.

Then home to relax.  

The plan is for a ride somewhere flat tomorrow, but we have to avoid Ayr because of the weekend Air Show.  The weather is forecast to turn on Sunday, so the end of the nice hot weather...summer mark 2!!  We did have rain last night, short and sharp, so the car has Sahara dust all over.

I need to list a lot more on fleabay this weekend as there is an 80% lower selling fees (if you sell in the first time period before the listing renews)

by Maybole Shore

 We grabbed the chance of a ride between showers today and headed to the coast.

From Maybole Shore, at Goat's Green, you can see Culzean (said "cull-een") (I have been corrected..."cull-ayn" !) Castle and the Ailsa Craig Rock, which is ten miles off Girvan and halfway between Glasgow and the coast of Ulster. Depending upon the weather, if you can see it, it can look twice as far away or almost near enough to touch. World class curling stones are made from its granite. It is also presently for sale by the Kennedy dynasty.

 Looking towards Dunure, northwards along the coast.

 Looking across the Atlantic

Looking across to Cambelltown, on the Mull of Kintyre.

After lunch in the cafe at Culzean Castle we carried on southwards to Maidens before turning homewards with the wind....a fortunate decision as we appeared to be riding  behind a wintry rainshower.