June 17

June 17th (sunny)
Got up this morning a little hung. Said goodbye to the Scots before they “spread ashes”. Had a substantial breakfast of fried eggs, potatoes and baked beans before heading south to Stranraer to take the ferry to Ireland tomorrow. Stranraer is the southernmost part of mainland Scotland. We decided not to tour Glasgow because of our obvious dislike of larger cities. Our route took us through the perimeter of Glasgow and we thought it looked very nice, but if we were not going to visit Len and Carol Thorburn, we decided to just pass it by. We were going to visit the Oban whiskey distillery today, but it would not be open today (Sunday). We also passed through Ayr which is the birthplace of Robbie Burns.
Besides passing the third ski area in Scotland (there are four), we stopped at a rest stop where we enjoyed a busking bagpiper. We passed by the golfing area of Turnberry. The day and drive was gorgeous considering they have had torrential rainstorms and flooding in this part of Scotland the last couple of days.
After buying our ferry ticket for the equivalent of $250.Cdn, we parked ourselves at a lovely place for the evening. It is so nice to have the warmth of the sun again.