246. St Ninian’s Bay

My superb day on the Isle of Bute was coming to an end and I could reflect on a totally surprising experience that I hadn’t anticipated when choosing to visit an island so close to a major city on a school holiday in 20 degrees of sunshine.  I had hardly seen anyone all day on my walks, and the few people I did encounter were extremely friendly. The beaches too had been wonderful and I was so glad to add them to the collection. The last visit was to lovely St Ninian’s Bay back on the west coast. I parked in the village of Stead and took the short walk down to the beach, where the tide was out and the curved bay neatly framed the ruins of St Ninian’s Chapel on the far side of the bay. A fitting end to a great day before the ferry back to the mainland.