The weather today (24th September 2018) was a bit changeable with intermittent showers, so we decided on a little site seeing and then find a good beach for Bandit to have a good runaround.

We went on a drive North along the A844 road from Rothesay towards Ardbeg and Port Bannatyne which are only a few miles away.

View from Port Bannatyne

We then drove along the A886 towards the Rhubodach Ferry terminal.

View towards Rhubodach Ferry terminal

The ferry takes you across to Colintraive on The Kyles of Bute

Rhubodach Ferry named (Loch Dunvegan) to Colintraive

Helen & mum Frances (in summer gear) Rhubodach.

The views from the ferry terminal are beautiful.

View from Rhubodach Ferry terminal.

Ferry in terminal at Colintraive.

We then turned around as the A886 ends at the Rhubanoch ferry terminal. We travelled back to towards Port Bannatyne but stopped for a picture of these 2 beautiful beasts.

2 Highland Coos

We turned right at Port Bannatyne onto the A884 travelled a few miles and turned right at the road sign for Etterick Bay, where oor Bandit finally got his beach runaround.

Helen n Bandit at Etterick Bay

As you can see from the picture above Bandit already had his runaround 🤗There is a small cafe with toilets at the beach front and some Pods at the rear for hire.

Pods behind cafe at Etterick Bay

A historic event & achievement took place on  this beach in September 1910. Andrew Blain Baird, flew a monoplane of his own design and making.

Before we left Etterick Bay I managed to capture Helen wae her mum & (the elusive) dad.

Bert, Helen, Frances (The Wilkies)  at Etterick Bay.

We headed back towards Rothesay town as we were all getting hungry, especially oor Bandit boy. After we were all fed and settling doon for the night, a low moon appeared just above Rothesay Bay and gave us an early evening glow from our Bay window.

Early evening moonlit Rothesay Bay

By Kenny Armet .