Yes indeed, the Club’s first venture overseas in 2013- a long, long wait- AND Ronnies Maiden Run.
We arranged to meet at Western Ferries Gourock Terminal for the 9.30 am sailing to Dunoon. We were delighted to welcome 7 of our Members from Peebleshire, coming to see the West Coast Scenery- they were not disappointed.
We nearly missed the boat, waiting for John Mitchell as Shona promised he would come– too long in bed, we suspect- and why not!
Ron was driving his TF, the previous one having been written off reversing out of his garage.
While we admire his Moggie- it was given a rest for this run- phew!
So, Passports at the ready, 20 plus of us reached Hunters Quay safely the same day, indeed, in time for breakfast at the Garden Centre alongside Younger Park.
There are not many choices of road in the peninsula, so off to Strachur- negotiating chucky filled roads & then turning onto the coast road to Otter Ferry by another VERY LONG road with loads of chuckies again.
Those on the appropriate bikes were fine & enjoyed the challenge, but those on sports bikes- well!
There are not many places as pretty as Otter Ferry, nor the road to Portavadie, where we enjoyed a very, very long lunch. The food was fine & the location wonderful..Richard Spinks now lives mostly up here & works at the Marina, welcomed us & his parents, as they were baby sitting Bramble, das Hund
Two of us returned via The Rest, while the remainder went to Dunoon, by the gorgeous road to Colintraive & the required visit to Sheila’s Meringue Emporium.
Back via the ferry. The Border Reivers must have covered at least 250 miles- we hope you enjoyed the run as much as the rest of us.
Thanks, Ronnie, for “a Grand Day Out”