Going Home

16.05.2017 - 16.05.2017 18 °C
View Islay on IainT's travel map.

My ferry from Islay back to the mainland was at 15:30, and it was a great sail. Sunshine all the way for 2 hours.

MV Finlaggan at Port Askaig

From the terminal at Kennacraig I had a 10 minute drive to the next ferry, over in Tarbert (on the other side of the Kintyre Peninsula) at 18:15. The Tarbert to Portavadie trip is 25 minutes - just a short hop. More lovely sunshine, and amazing scenery on both sides of Loch Fyne.

Loch Fyne

It's another Calmac route - £10.75 one way for the wee Audi and me.

Tarbert

Next came a 40 minute drive to Dunoon for the 3rd ferry - to Gourock. That drive features quite a lot of single track road and spectacular scenery - it was a shame to be driving!

I drove onto the Western Ferries’ 19:30 sailing at 19:27. It's more expensive - £17.10.

A 20 minute voyage on that one. More evening sunshine and wonderful scenery.

Firth of Clyde