Adventures of the Early Ooters: Dunure to Culzean 2 June

Thursday, 3 June 2021

Dunure to Culzean 2 June

Allan, Billy, Davie C, Davie Mc, Dougie, Hugh, Iain, Ian, Jimmy, Johnny, Kenny T, Malcolm, Rex, Robert plus Paul for lunch

Creatures of habit

There were one or two fleeces on as we met at Dunure but before setting off all had been discarded as we set off in glorious sunshine for Culzean. Underfoot was very dry so good progress was made up and down and round the fields until we reached the track down on to the beach. The tide was well out meaning that firm sand could be found for walking on and before too long we were sitting at our usual point just before Croy shore for our coffee break being entertained by a couple of lady dogwalkers, one of whom was in the water with the seven or eight dogs in their care.

As we approached Culzean Kenny had to turn back as he to be back home early, but the rest of us made it up to our lunch spot where we met Paul whose knee was still bothering him to the extent that steps and stairs were a problem.

We retraced our steps back to the cars, again stopping briefly for a wee break at our favoured spot allowing Davie Mc to catch up with us. He had gone into the second-hand bookshop at Culzean looking for a bargain.

We were back at the cars at about twenty past two meaning that we had been on the go for four hours and twenty minutes and had covered nine and a half miles.

FRT was taken at the Abbotsford in Ayr where Iain kindly bought the drinks to celebrate his recent 70^th. Thanks, Iain. We only stayed for the one but can report that the lad who served us was very pleasant!