Following a quick road test, I let Iain know I could now come on the trip. Besides the 80 mile drive will give the car a good run.
We all met up at Maidens harbour at 10:30, and got ourselves ready. With LW being at 15:00'ish, there was no rush, as arriving back at Maidens harbour at low water, would mean a long trudge with the boats through the mud in the empty harbour. Not wanting to boil in the bag, I had decided not to wear my drysuit, opting for my dry trousers and shorty can, topped off with plenty of suncream. Out on the water, we had a leisurely paddle in to the slight breeze, swell and the ebbing tide. The sea was a lot lumpier than I'd expected, but it was really nice to be in some swell for a change. The views were super - Ailsa Craig in on direction, Arran in another, with Culzean Castle perched up on the cliff on our right. All too soon we arrived at Dunure Harbour for some lunch.
On our return the swell had eased off and the anticipated push back to Maidens was no longer there. I had a couple of eskimo rolls to cool off, banging my head on my second roll when I slightly misjudged the depth of the water. Ouch! When we arrived back at Maidens harbour at around 17:30, there was water all the way up to the slipway, so no muddy feet!
Thanks to Iain for organising.
Fab!
11.1 nm Time 4 hours 35 minutes (Paddle time)
