No grey mornings here – loads of sunshine met our bleary eyes and it took a little effort to get moving after the “counseling” session the night before. But move we did – to Largs to catch the ferry to the Isle of Cumbrae where we were to spend the day cycling around the island. It sounds more ambitious than it is: the circumference of the island is just over 10 miles. After renting our bicycles in Millport, we ventured around the island anti-clockwise (counter-clockwise for the Americans 🙂 ) enjoying the incredibly blue skies and mild temperatures.
With one circuit completed, we made a short stop at the smallest cathedral in Britain: the Cathedral of the Isles, one of two cathedrals in the Scottish Episcopal Church Diocese of Argyll & The Isles. It is a lovely wee church dating back to the early 19th century and we admired the stained glass and worship space before heading back out into the screaming sunshine to find some lunch. We got a table outside one of the cafes across from the beach and enjoyed a lovely lunch before hopping back on the bikes to tackle the clockwise trek. We took a “short cut” that cut down the length of the ride by about a mile but included climbing straight up hill before a long straight back down into town. Since only one of the four of us is an avid cyclist, it made for a challenging end to the day. Nevertheless, we made it and finished up the day with well deserved ice cream (two scoops for me: tablet and Fry’s peppermint cream!) Then we headed home for another lovely BBQ (tuna this time) and more conversations about solving the worlds problems. Tonight’s topics included welfare dependency, childhood obesity, and personal responsibility.
Data for today:
Steps: 10,615 (5 miles)
Miles cycled: ~19.5
Sunscreen applications: 2
Bottles of wine consumed: ?
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