Getting to Lagg
was a bit of a journey.
It wasn't the distance - I like driving in Scotland, and the sense of “distance” for a Scot is quite different than that for a Canuck. But it was the weather. It was, not surprisingly, grey when we arrived in Lochranza on the ferry from Claonaig. For the final few miles to our evening lodgings at the Lagg Hotel at the south end of the Isle of Arran, the road had become quite hilly and winding. I'm sure the scenery looking south towards distant AilsaCraig would have been spectacular had it not been obscured by heavy fog. Narrow Scottish roads can be tricky to drive at the best of times, but when you can't really see what's coming around the next bend it tends to be especially hairy.
But don't let that put you off.
The Isle of Arran seen from Claonaig on the Kintyre peninsula
Ailsa Craig, home of world famous curling rocks
Lagg Distillery under construction in 2018
My dad taking a well earned snooze in the Lagg Hotel lounge
Slàinte
