Alan, Allan, Davie C, Davie Mc, Gus,
Kenny R, Rex, Robert
The decision was that we would do the
Kilchattan circular walk and hence we took the bus (which helpfully had waited
for the ferry this time) to the bottom of the island. It was dreich when we got
off the bus so wet weather gear was donned from the start. The route followed
the path beyond Kilchattan along the coast with the rain making the many stones
on the path worth a watch due their slippiness. Nonetheless good progress was
made to Glencallum Bay where we took the path up off the beach and followed it
to where we overlooked Loch na Leighe.
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| The main body stopped here for lunch |
Coffee/lunch was called for in the
lea of the hill but Allan and Robert decided to press on to St Blane’s for
theirs, as the effects of the coffee and scones at Wemyss Bay hadn’t worn off,
and, in any case, Allan was soaking from the inside and decided to make his
change of shirt a bit further on.
We teamed up again at the remains of
St Blane’s and pondered which way to proceed i.e. go down to the road and follow
it to Kingarth or go over the hill back to Kilchattan. Over the hill was
decided, so on we went following the signposts until we were almost at the top
of Suidhe Chatain. The path skirted the top (on a better day we might have gone
to the summit) and then descended steeply and, in places, treacherously, given
the conditions, down in to Kilchattan. We arrived at the bus stop at 2.10pm and
the bus was due at….2.11pm. Ya Beauty! Good timing, good planning or just a
fluke? No matter, we were glad we didn’t have to hang about.
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| Hats off to Gus |
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| Starting the descent |
We made the 3pm ferry, the walk
having taken two hours and forty minutes (somehow it seemed longer) and took
FRT at the Station Bar in Wemyss Bay. We adjudged the walk to be about 10K but
the route plan said 8K. Long enough on yet another wet August Wednesday.
However, the banter, as always, was good.
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