We launched from the sands of Sannox with the hope that we might be able to paddle sail all the way down the east coast of Arran to Brodick.
By the time we got to Corrie the sun was setting behind the hills and as it did so...
...the wind dropped and wood smoke from village stoves hung in the air. The flood, north going tide can make this stretch take longer than planned and we had a ferry to catch!
For a while we paddled in the shade of the North Goatfell ridge and the temperature plummeted. From here we got a good view of the lip of the hanging valley or corrie after which the village of Corrie takes its name.
The mountains fell away as we reached Merkland Point, the northern limit of Brodick Bay and the sun reappeared for...
...a few precious warming minutes.
As we swung round into the openness of the bay...
The soaring south ridge of Goatfell rose above the trees.
Although we needed to press on to catch the ferry it was...
...hard to resist the temptation to repeatedly stop, look back and savour the view of snowy mountains that had dominated our day.
