Isle of Bute, You Beauty!!

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The Isle of Bute is a popular island in the Firth of Clyde due to its good ferry and rail links with the Ayrshire coast and Glasgow. It was one of the destinations for Glasgow holidays 'doon the watter' on the steam ferries of the past and indeed the Waverley steam ship still visits Bute to this day. Rothesay is the largest settlement on Bute and most of the visitors spend their time here as it is a good size town with lots to see and do, including a 13th century (!) castle with an actual moat. We spent some time there, but wanted to explore the island as a whole on our day out, so didn't dwell there too long.
The north end of Bute is nestled between two of the forks of the Cowal Peninsula on the mainland with only the Kyles of Bute waters to separate them. Most visitors head towards Rothesay and the south of the island as some of the bigger attractions are down that way, however, we decided not to sail into Rothesay, but took the lesser used ferry between Colintraive on the Cowal Peninsula and Rhubodach in the north. This is the shortest Calmac ferry crossing in Scotland, taking only two minutes, so a unique experience with very cheap fares. The roads on Bute stop short of the very north coast, so we weren't able to get to Buttock Point, the most northerly point of the island, sadly. But we drove the rest of the coast and crossed from one side to the other a couple of times. Bute has some great beaches and we'd earmarked Ettrick Bay for a visit. It was nice but the tide was in, so maybe we didn't see its sandy glory at its best. A last minute decision to go to Scalpsie Bay at the end of the day paid dividends as the tide was further out and the beach along with views of the north coast of Arran were spectacular. It's always great to see cows on the beach and it is a good location for seals, apparently, though we didn't see any on this occasion. We were super lucky with the weather, so we spent quite some time there.
Music:
Source: TH-cam Studio audio library
Limousines - Track Tribe
Seclusion - The Tides
Frolic - E's Jammy Jams
Growing Space - Astron

[@Catherine-tg4es]

Beautiful. Love the early views of the Isle of Arran where you ca see the full length of the ‘Sleeping Warrior’.

[@cols_serenescapes]

Thanks Catherine. Yes some fabulous views of the sleeping warrior from Bute, especially on a glorious day like we were fortunate enough to get on that occasion.