Today (Monday) sadly marked the end of our final day in Scotland, however we did still have time to head to the coast and visit the town of Irvine. It was a much brighter day but the wind was still very blustery as you can see from the pictures.
Rough seas
Not many braving the beach today.
A walk along the pier.
The harbour entrance.
After a quick, brisk walk along the harbour wall we decided to visit the Scottish Maritime Museum a little down the road but still with in Irvine.
A selection of the many boats on display.
The museum has many interesting vessels.
Each boat proudly displaying it's history on information boards.
The it was a guided tour of the harbour.
Before heading down to the pontoons for a tour of one of the coasters on display.
Liam found himself a new friend onboard the coaster.
The view from the bow overlooking the public pontoon.
Walking back through Irvine to the museum.
A selection of anchors in the car park.
All too soon it is time for us to load up our belongings and hit the road on the way back to Sheffield. We didn't have a bad run and were soon home in time to enjoy our last Scottishness for the weekend. A lovely dinner of Oban haggis, neaps and tatties.
Glorious sunshine as we head for home.
One thing we have now decided is that we will be visiting Scotland by boat in the not too distant future. It won't be this summer as we have plans already, and it probably won't be next summer as we have promised friends that we will visit the Norfolk Broads with them. But certainly if not before we will be visiting the lochs in the summer of 2017, which gives us plenty of time to plan the trip, including the long journey for Naughty-Cal by road.