Day 10 (Monday 26) Isle of Arran
Some of the best views seen so far married to some of the worst road surfaces.
Setting
off we were immediately stopped by a sheep jam.
Quite a sight as they
come racing towards you down the A road. After that it was straight up
some hills with a lovely couple of lochs along the way.
Generally the
roads were quiet and some good scenery.
Unfortunately
the journey was slightly spoilt in East and South Ayrshire by the
absolutely terrible road conditions. Potholes galore and really rough
surfaces.
We met up with Janet and Gordon, our brilliant support team, at Ayr, and arranged to meet them at Adrossan
to catch a ferry over to Isle of Arran. The crossing took 55 minutes
and was almost £140 for 4 people and a motorhome.
Cheaper if you're just
on your bike!
While on-board we had to have obligatory cake and coffee.
Reaching
the other side we hopped back on to our bikes and headed for the
campsite. Those 14 miles to the site were stunning. There's a good
uphill section, rewarded by amazing views then a great downhill. One of
the highlights of the whole journey so far.
Reaching
the campsite, Janet and Gordon had already set up camp and all we had
to do was dodge the persistent midges. They were everywhere and
particularly liked Gordon.
Everyone fancied a walk after setting up, so we wandered walked along the road taking in the views. We had been told earlier that the deer population outnumbered the people by a large quantity. In the dark, we came to find this out for ourselves when we saw loads of them everywhere.
Even a stag was standing a few feet away from us and was quite content letting us take photographs.
Just a reminder... As this is what we are doing it for... Please don't forget to pledge your donations of support. If you could only give 1p a mile for the 1050 miles we are doing it's £10.50 into the pot we are trying to raise - Help stop Cancer! Simply go to justgiving to leave your donation.
Photos from the day... Click to enlarge
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