Friday early afternoon, BA flight1484 rose into the air from the runway at Heathrow airport and in what seemed like no time at all, the captain announced that they had started their descent into Glasgow. One hour and ten minutes terminal to terminal.
Both had decided to carry only cabin luggage, so came straight downstairs to the car rental office, collected a white Mercedes C Class and headed for the ferry at Ardrossan.
Weather in the west of Scotland around May time can be some of the best of the year and the journey from Ardrossan to Achravie was blessed with bright blue skys and a slight breeze. The sleeping warrior, as the profile of the island of Arran has been described, closed in on the ferry as it approached the island, only to be replaced by the grandure of Goat Fell. The scene
