The day had started out well enough when we opened the curtains to our 4th consecutive day of sun, surely some sort of Scottish record. Not quite a heat wave though as temperatures were still only around 15 c.
We'd just packed and departed our lovely b&b when a quick inspection of the bikes had showed mine to have 2 broken spokes on the rear no doubt caused by yesterdays undulating ride on minor roads complete with its many potholes as is common in the UK.
With no bike shops around all we could was to redistribute the pannier weights taking some off my bike and placing it on to Monika's (... did I mention a commendation for her effort !)
Our plans to take the B road route to Campbelltown were thrown out the window for the direct A route knowing its better maintained conditions.
Despite the increased volume of traffic the A road did have some superb sections on the coast with views to the Isles of Isla and Arran - at tines the scenery was almost Australian like although the rocky beaches and pungently powerful Scottish seaweed told you differently.
Picnicking half way with our hordes of supplies (lesson learned from yesterday) we lay about in the sun. What a difference it makes to the countryside - all the colors seemed so incredibly vivid !
It was in the end an easy 60 kms (if there is such a thing) with thankfully no further damage suffered to the "old girl - (read bike not Monika"! )
Our b&b provided us an incredibly spacious room that would have allowed you to swing from the ceiling if you were so inclined and even put on a bbq which the b&bs owner delighted in telling us wasn't as good as bbq'd kangaroo thinking that was what all Aussies ate - regardless the evening and our weather was delightful.
Tomorrow we're up for an early ferry crossing to the mainland proper at Ardrossan before we tackle a trip defining 110 kms (without maps) through Ayrshire to near Stranrear to set up our final days push to complete this epic and help restore Monikas badly needed sanity !
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