The sun slowly rose behind a rickety basalt dyke on the Kildonan shore at the south end of Arran.
This was to be our fifth consecutive day paddling in Arran waters (but only after 3 nights on the island.... it's complicated!)
We wasted no time and soon had breakfast sizzling in our pans...
...before launching into the swirling tides...
...that flow through the Sound of Pladda.