Campbeltown

Next stop Campbeltown. We went past the lighthouse, at the harbour entrance, and moored up to the single pontoon near the fishing boat wharf. We then paid a visit to the very, very old and traditional distillery. After the modern equipment at the Arran whisky plant it was remarkable to see the

traditional methods being used by the Springbank distillery. Most of the equipment and buildings seemed to have been put together in the 1800’s. The guide stressed that if anything had to be replaced then it was carefully copied in the same materials. They even prepare their own barley and Ann was able to have a go at turning it with a ‘grubber’. We had paid £10 each


for the visit and that was supposed to include four tastings. However, they were very generous and we eventually lost count of the tishtings and eventually somehow managed to find our way back to Jomima.

Loch Ranza, Arran

The forecast for today was some sun and, more importantly, less wind. There are only really three places for us to moor Jomima on Arran and none of them have a marina and they are all likely to give us a sleepless night in high winds. The closest point is Loch

Ranza and that is where we headed for. We managed to find a buoy, some distance from the all too regular ferry and its wash. We then lowered our tender and headed for the shore and a visit to the relatively new, and only, distillery on Arran. This proved to be a very pleasant visit and a suitable bottle was purchased. After a tasting we wobbled back to the dingy and

rescued it from the rising tide. The wind kindly dropped completely and we were able to enjoy the incredible sunset before heading for bed.