Arran 2018 - Day Five

Monday was the day we all had to catch ferries back to the mainland, but we weren't quite finished with walking yet - we still had time for a morning walk to King's Cave and back along the coast to Blackwaterfoot - minus the two Johns. JMD had grandparent duties and had to drive all the way down to the Home Counties, so he had to catch the early morning ferry, whilst JMcW opted for a round of golf at nearby Shiskine - a 12 hole course.

The remaining nine of us caught the 9:15 am bus up to the start of the King's Cave walk - up through the forest and then down to the beach, where we were met by this sight in the first cave:

The second cave, bizarrely, had (unlocked) iron gates on which some joker had left this:

There were tunnels between the caves:

Our geological nerds were waxing lyrical on some of the rock formations:

Ahead of budget, we arrived at the far end of Shiskine golf course where the coastal walk turned in to a beach walk:

We met up with John McW who had just finished his round and decided to head across the island to Brodick Castle for coffee and scones before our ferry to Ardrossan.

The stats for our morning walk were:

Another excellent trip - well organised by Ken, who had to cope with a raft of late changes. There had been talk of various destinations for next year. Ken will do further research and revert back to us.