If we have had a common complaint to date on our trip it's rock hard pillows. Last night was a great improvement and we both slept quite well. We had what amounted to a continental breakfast and then took off for the southeast side of the island where we were told we could find some sand beaches. About half of the walk was on pavement and the rest was grassland and a little rocky slopes. We crossed the Iona version of a golf course. The course was a sheep pasture and the tees, fairways, rough and greens were all cut identically and of course were well fertilized. After about 2 1/2 miles we reached the SE coastline. There was some sand but mostly pebbles but beautiful none the less. What started out as a cool and cloudy day was now sunny and warming. We stayed for about an hour (we had the place to ourselves) and headed back to catch the ferry back to Fionnphort.
We were on the 3:20 PM bus to Craignure and then the 5:00 ferry to Oban arriving at 5:45. We collected our bags from the storage unit and checked back into the Kelvin Hotel. We ate at a steakhouse about a mile from the hotel. On the way back we had the great fortune (yes I'm being sarcastic) of coming upon the Oban Bagpipe Corps practicing in a parking lot near the hotel.
Tomorrow we take two trains and a bus to Drymen where we will soon start the West Highland Way trek. So far all preparations and planning have been spot on.
Peg just dying to play golf
Lighthouse on the way back to Oban
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