Leaving Islay

Andrew promised us a 'light breakfast' but it seemed as grand as the previous days, including a last breakfast dram. We said goodbye to Andrew and Alison and boarded the van to make our way to the ferry for our trip back to the mainland. The ferry ride was uneventful and gave us a chance to sit and read.

Kilmartin Glen and Inveraray

Stefan drove us to Kilmartin Glen, one of the most important concentrations of neolithic and bronze age remains in Scotland. We walked out to the Nether Largie standing stones, believed to be a lunar observatory for predicting eclipses. We dodged sheep droppings to make our way to Temple Wood, a ritual and funerary site consisting of 13 standing stones before returning to the large chambered cairn or burial site.

From here we drove to Inveraray where we had lunch at the Inveraray Inn and watched opening day matches in the Premiership while obnoxious children played pool.

Rest and Be Thankful

Our final stop was the Rest and Be Thankful viewpoint, the highest point on the A83 at 803 feet above sea level. It was quite literally a place where travelers would stop and rest and be thankful they had reached the top of their steep climb on the original road built in the mid-18th century. A stone bearing the words was erected in 1750.

Glasgow

Traffic was not too bad heading into Glasgow and Stefan dropped us off in George Square, a short walk to our hotel. We thanked him for a great trip and walked down to the hotel to check in and drop off our luggage. We were not overly hungry so we walked to Sainsbury's to get some drinks and snacks and then decided to pop into Tim Horton's to see if they had any donuts. We saw they also served chicken fingers so we ordered some of those to go with our donuts and went back to the hotel to eat and watch TV.