And I run until I reach the seas

We had a day out today. 

No rest yesterday and full on today. 

Si and I went up to the allotment for flowers first thing, then home to grab Tooli and we headed to the town where we parked in the town, because the new Troon - Arran ferry said there was no parking.....

When we walked into the Port - there was the BIGGEST car park in the world with about 20 cars in it.  Possibly 400 additional spaces. 

We walked to the man in the gate and he laughed as we approached.  "pedestrial passengers?  - walk back the way you came and follow the green path".  

It would have helped if there had been a sign - 200 yards wasted. 

It was a FULL 10 minute walk at fast pace to the Boat.  How can the port possibly have THAT much space. 

Nice man scanned our ticket and on we went. 

Nice seats up at the top looking towards Arran. 

I felt sick within 2 minutes of it leaving the harbour.  The sea was the calmest I have ever seen sea.  And I laughed at the irony of me loving the sea, but being unable to sit on it. 

The journey over was beautiful. Blue skies, sunshine. only the draft from the boat moving forward. 

We disembarked in Broddick and contemplated what I may be up to. 

We walked the length of broddick and bought some lunch in CoOp was strange how many places weren't actually open for the abundance of visitors just for the day. Places who were open were chocked full. 

We considered my general lack of fitness and whether i could complete a 2.5 miles there and 2.5 miles back to the Sense of Scotland shop

We went for it. 

There were times, (approximately 50 yards from the shop) when I thought I couldn't do it.  But I persevered and I did it. 

I rewarded myself with some After the Rain Body Creme and An After the Rain candle. 

Then we contemplated a bus back.  For Fear my leggies would give out on me. 

We agreed a bus part of the way back.  Which was pleasant. 

I'm glad Tooli had found a short cut on the way there I think we cleared about 1/2 miles using it. 

we walked the length of Broddick again, and then approached the Terminal  There were hundreds of people queued.  We were quite panicked that we may not be able to get on board. 

Turns out we were standing in the wrong queue.  There was a stupid paddle steamer coming in to uplift all these people - perhaps 500 of them. 

Once they departed the queue for our boat was much smaller, but much bigger than when we left. 

This time we had the joy of 15 young 14 / 15 years olds shouting at the tops of their voices, pulling each others trousers and pants down pushing each other down the stairs.   What a spoiler. 

We thought they must be by themselves because of their behaviour and anyone elses attempts to quieten them. 

However when they got off the boat there were at least 8 sets of parent who obviously managed to find somewhere safe and quiet away from their thuggish behaviou. 

Another 10 minutes walk back from the boat to the entrance - which took me more like 20 this time, and then into the car, and home. 

Tooli had caught full blown flu by this time, eyes streaming, nose streaming.  coughing sneezing.  She jumped in the shower and by the time she was out - our two pizzas had arrived.  We inhaled them. 

Amazing. 

Then bed. 

Where I lay and groaned with every move i made under the covers.