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Back at the beginning of November we had a couple of sunny days before the wettest November on record in SW Scotland and NW England.
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We set off from Maidens in Ayrshire. To the south, the distinctive outlines of Turnberry lighthouse and Ailsa Craig characterise this part of the Firth of Clyde.
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To the west the equally distinctive outline of the magical island of Arran floated dreamily on the other side of the Firth.
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It was calling strongly to us... but a crossing to it would need to wait for another day.
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Instead we were bound to the north, along the rocky fastnesses of Culzean and Carrick to the little fishing hamlet of Dunure. There we would meet David in the pub!