A brief report on Lendalfoot Walk

We met about 10.00. in the car park outside Girvan on the Stranraer road. Rex had checked out a suitable parking slot nearer Lendalfoot and the start of the walk. This info was forwarded to John McGarry who was waiting in the Varyag car park to join us for the outing. We set off well kitted up to cope with the Baltic wind and only walked a very short distance before having to cross the road and begin the ascent of the hill forming part of the AYRSHIRE COASTAL PATH. This part of the path was very steep and unrelenting, so much so that I found myself mostly at the back of the group virtually all day. The odd exception to this was the down hill stretches which suited me just fine. The walk proved to be challenging , rewarding , with more than its fair share of GLAUR due to the recent rain. The weather held for the day and delivered good views of Arran, Argyll and glimpses of Ireland. The descent off Byne Hill was a little tricky as it was steep,wet and slippy in places. We turned left at the junction of roads beside the graveyard to make our way down to the A77 then along the coast to Rex's car.  Rex kindly drove the four drivers back to Lendalfoot to retrieve their cars. F.R.T. was quaffed in the Maybole Arms before the journey home.