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We landed on Croy Bay, below its eponymous Electric Brae.
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We enjoyed an uninterupted view to distant Ailsa Craig.
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Before tucking into...
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... a convivial luncheon with friends.
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The distant hills of Holy Island and Arran seemed very close in the calm conditions as we recounted previous crossings to the islands, each stormier than the last!.