A gelati and a free crossing to Inveraray for peasants, the blind and pilgrims.

Leaving Inveraray Castle, we drifted down the River Aray and reentered the sea at Loch Shira, a side arm of Loch Fyne. Loch Fyne is a deep indentation of the Firth of Clyde which stretches 137km into the mountains of Argyll from the mouth of the Firth. The delightful town of Inveraray was a planned town built by the 3rd Duke of Argyll in the latter half of the 18th century.For the first couple of

The lawns of Inveraray Castle.

It was not long until we had launched on Loch Fyne. The head of the loch is surrounded by the mountains of Argyll.I had lent David my Quest LV as he was keen to try my new Flat Earth kayak sail.We spotted the 16th century home of the MacNaughton clan, Dunderave Castle, on the far side of the loch...... but we were heading to the south and the entrance to Loch Shira which is marked by this