Spending a Penny in Rothesay

As well as a pleasant town, pretty half ruined castle, very good restaurants and friendly people, Rothesay also boasts some wonderful Victorian toilets and showers, situated conveniently for the marina.

Urinals Built to Last and Mosaic Floor
Since Queen Victoria, inflation has been severe at times and it now costs 40 pence to use the toilet.  With such beautiful and sparkling facilities, this is still money well spent!

Marble Cistern with Viewing Window
From Rothesay we sailed gently north, through the famous Kyles of Bute.  We had vague ideas of anchoring in the Burnt Islands or Caladh Harbour but their gentle beauty came too soon in the day and so we continued back south, down West Kyle.

Drifting Through the North Channel, Burnt Islands
The breeze freshened from the WSW and we beat back out towards the Isle of Arran.  The forecast was for strong southerly winds and so Loch Ranza (name as charted, Lochranza on some maps) looked like a well sheltered place.  It also turned out to be a very lovely place.

Sailing to Windward in West Kyle of Bute
We picked up a well maintained and strong looking visitors buoy and awaited the ferocious katabatic winds, predicted to sweep down from Meall Mor, 495 metres above us.


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  1. Unknown22 May 2018 at 13:58

    Hi Rosie and Doug, following your travels with great interest and thinking that you're making good time overall. We'll be sailing out of Oban 26/5 so perhaps we may meet up en route? Keep us posted....

    David & Pauline

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    1. Rosie Hinge23 May 2018 at 03:01

      Hi David and Pauline, we have just left Crinan this morning and are heading south towards Gigha. Then we plan to visit Islay, Jura, Oronsay and Colonsay before heading north to visit the mainland north of Crinan en route to Oban for 18-June. It would lovely to meet up with you and we will keep an eye on where Bessie Ellen goes.

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