Blinded by the light
Saturday January 12th
After our lunch in the bar of the Dunure Inn
it was time to paddle back to Maidens.
You can see from the picture that Dunure harbour has a
distinctive old beacon at it's entrance.
(that isn't a reference to Andy)(or Elizabeth)
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| Mr & Mrs Lomo at Dunure Harbour |
It was now around two hours after high water and many reefs and submerged rocks were negotiated as we passed under the ruins of the old Kennedy stronghold of Dunure Castle.
Bill can confirm that the rocks were just awash as he left gelcoat on quite a few of them!
Sadly skies were no longer blue - high cloud had filled in and it was noticeably cooler
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| Dunure Castle remains - 15th or 16th century |
Once clear of Dunure Point things cheered up, as a 'hole' sat on the horizon, directly in the path of the setting sun.
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| crossing Culzean Bay |
The further south we travelled and the lower the sun,
the more dramatic the lighting.
the more dramatic the lighting.
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| Turnberry Lighthouse in the distance |
Ailsa Craig was bathed in dusky colours,
this was turning out to be a very special evening.
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| distinctive profile of Ailsa Craig |
As the sun slipped toward the horizon and moved under the cloud
the lighting changed in an instant.
It was both blinding and irresistible-and we loved every minute of it.
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| passing wooded Barwhin Point |
Although difficult to see detail in front of you, we knew if we aimed for Turnberry Lighthouse it was roughly the right direction!
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| 'blinded by the light' |
Entering Maidens bay with the sun sinking lower
the ever changing colours were quite beautiful.
It is not often that you experience such a sunset whilst paddling.
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| crossing Maidenhead Bay |
Reluctantly we headed for Maidens shore - the beach dries out quite a distance at low tide, so there was a bit of a carry back to our vehicles.
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| perfect west coast sunset |
What a tonic this short day proved to be.
The forecast for the following day was good-
so lets go hillwalking tomorrow!
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