Thursday 16th
April 2015
It was such
a nice day that I decided to take the wife on a cycling trip to the Island of
Cumbrae.
We caught
the 9.15 ferry over to Cumbrae which took about 10 – 15 min. once at Cumbrae we
headed for Millport. Our first stop was at the Lion Rock, which is a rock that
is shaped like a lion depending where you are standing.
Cumbrae Ferry
The Lion Rock
Continuing on
into Millport, we stopped on the promenade at the Crocodile Rock. This rock is
in the shape of a crocodiles head and painted with eyes, noise and teeth.
Millport
The Crocodile Rock
From here we
headed inland and climbed a very steep hill (which was very hard going on the
bike) till we reached the Glaid Stone. You get fantastic views from here on a
clear day. The good thing about riding up here is the ride back down WOW !!!
very very fast.
The Glaid Stone
The next
stop that we had was at Fintry Bay which has a very nice tea room and serves a
great coffee and toastie, it went down a treat.
Fintry Bay Tea Room
Back on the
road again and up to the Indians Face. Again this is a rock that looks like a
face so it has been painted up to look like a very frightened Indian.
Indian's Face
Next we headed
round the top end of the island where we stopped at a memorial to two young
sailors from HMS Shearwater that were drowned in 1844. Once you are here you are only about a 10
min ride to the ferry terminal.
HMS Shearwater Memorial
The whole
ride lasted under 3 hours which included all the stops to take photo’s and a
half hour coffee break at Fintry Bay.
It was a quiet ride, great weather and some quality time with the wife, couldn’t be better.
The Wife
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