Tarbert

The winds died down considerably overnight and we could se the Islands of Islay and Jura across the water.
We were heading a little way up the peninsula today to a site near Tarbert, which lies by the side of Loch Fyne.
On our way, we diverted to have a look at the castle and old chapel at Skipness. The main attraction being a Seafood Cabin, which was rated very highly. After a short walk to view the castle and chapel, we returned to the cabin where we shared a platter of mixed seafood with a small bowl of mussels alongside. The mussels were probably the best we have ever tasted. The sauce comprised of cream, white wine, garlic and parsley, and the mussels were plump and sweet. The remainder of the platter, langoustine, prawn, smoked salmon etc was equally as tasty. Absolutely delicious.
We then left Kintyre and made our way further up the coast to our site 2.5 miles south of Tarbert.
We arrived in early afternoon and were feeling fit enough to go for a walk into the town. We had two choices, the high or low way, each about 3k we were advised. We decided to go the high way so climbed up through forestry to join the Kintyre way, prior to dropping down into Tarbert along the trail. The path emerged in Tarbert above the castle, which was once owned by Robert the Bruce apparently, however, he was an infrequent visitor.
This part of the walk took us much longer than expected, so we thought it might be an idea to get the bus back to site. The local friendly librarian advised that the next bus would be along in 1 hour, so we walked back along the low road, beating the bus to our destination. Another mammoth walk.Weiterlesen