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Unfortunately he missed the ferry by just 3 minutes, so Phil and I off loaded his gear and kayak at Brodick and left it for him to collect when he got off the next ferry some 2 hours and 40 minutes later. He was going to paddle round Holy Island.
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In the meantime Phil and I drove over to Arran's west coast via the String road which ascends to 234m. At the top the snow was banked on either side of the road. We got a great view of Goatfell, 874m, in the pre dawn light.
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Arriving on the west coast we could see Sanda and Kintyre away to the SW.
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We arrived at the outflow of the Iorsa Water, under the snow covered slopes of Beinn Bharrain 717m.
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The sun rose just as we got ourselves ready, we could hardly feel our fingers by this time.