From Machrihanish village we paddled north...
...over a glassy sea and soon...
...the misty mountains and tides of the Mull of Kintyre were left far in our wakes.
Beyond the surf zone (we chose not to land) the magnificent beach and sand dunes of
Machrihanish Bay...
... stretch uninterrupted for 7 kilometers. It is hard to believe that four and a half centuries of coal mining took place here and ended as recently as 1967. The dunes also conceal the
longest runway in Britain.
At Westport at the north end of the bay the surfers were enjoying *** conditions. We waved as we passed and it turned out Jennifer knew the surfer on the left.
