The Peanuts News: Loch Fyne day 6

Road trip today.

We departed from the hotel at 09:30, heading south. The peninsula to the south of our hotel, jutting into the Irish sea is the Mull of Kintyre peninsula, immortalised in the song by Sir Paul McCartney in 1977. We drove anticlockwise, down the west coast and back up the east coast, stopping at many places to look around and take photos.

The route (known as "Kintyre 66" because the circular portion is 66 miles long), is punctuated by many sandy beaches, rocky outcrops and small villages. The scenery is beautiful - the green fields, wooded hillsides and the sea. Along the west one can see several islands stretching north parallel to the coast, which are the Inner Hebrides, and on a clear day one can see the northern tip of Northern Ireland, which lies just 12 miles away to the south.

On one small rocky outcrop at the first place we stopped there were 2 seals taking a nap and 2 swans(!) in the water nearby. Saw many sea birds, but not much other wildlife.

Heading north along the east coast, in many places the road was just a single lane with frequent wider spots to allow vehicles to pass. Towards late afternoon we ventured "off the beaten track" to a small village called Skipness where we had heard there was an excellent seafood restaurant. The reports were true - The Seafood Cabin is a very small place, literally just a wooden shack with outdoor seating only. Everything on the menu is seafood. We chose the seafood platter for 2 to share. There must have been 9 or 10 different varieties on the platter, although a few were the same type of fish, just prepared differently. The taste and quality were excellent! I would happily eat there again, just a pity it is so far away from anywhere.

In the adjacent field there were some cows, sheep and horses that watched us eating ... or was it us watching them? And in the field beside them was the ruins of Skipness Castle, which we visited after the meal.

Arrived back at the hotel around 18:30. 9 hours and 180 miles on the road. Another successful and very interesting day. Hopefully to be followed by another peaceful sleep.

Enjoy the photos.

Some beaches were rocky