The first sighting of Ailsa Craig is something we always look forward to.
A little further up the coast is a memorial to a Russian cruiser, The Varyag. A famous ship that sank - for the second time - just off the coast of Lendalfoot in 1920. We enjoy this as a picnic spot overlooking the water and usually see some sort of wildlife while there. Cormorants and gulls were on the rocks along with seals.
We had a short wander as well while there before heading further up the coast.
A lovely day for a ride up the coast -
- until we got nearer to Troon. President Trump was due to arrive tonight so we passed numerous coaches and mini-buses full of policemen and almost every road near Prestwick airport was blocked off and guarded by policemen! We were glad we didn't run into his cavalcade actually arriving.
As the weather was absolutely beautiful the next morning we decided to go across the water to Bute. The ferry goes from Wemyss Bay and we were not the only ones thinking of crossing the water. Most were going as foot passengers but we took the car.
Rothesay welcomed us to Bute.
We took our time touring the island seeing what it had to offer - including its own airport!
Never having been here before we didn't know what to expect - but what a lovely place, especially on a sunny day like today.
A lovely way to spend a Saturday.
Sunday meant we were homeward bound- via the National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride. There was a Heavy Horse Show advertised for today. Heavy horses are always worth looking at in our opinion.
It was only a small show with a few horses in each class.
There were other animals to see besides the heavy horses ...
... aah
... not quite as big as the heavy horses!
There was also an Equestrian Stunt Team there on the day performing incredible stunts on horseback.
Plenty to see, but unfortunately the weather changed and the drizzle began to come down, soaking everyone after just a short while. We decide it was therefore time to go home!
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