LEJOG Day 17
I awoke to a beautiful day in Troon.
My first task was to find a place for breakfast. This proved to be a challenge. I the end I found a café that claimed to “serve breakfast all day”. The menu appeared very limited. I ask if they “ had muesli and fruit and yoghurt?” The repose was “No – we only serve breakfast”. As it happens, this comprised of dishes such as “scrambled eee and eggs with chips and fried eggs and chips”. I settled for coffee and toast.
I decided that I was in the need on a haircut. Found a hairdresser ‘unisex’ in the main street. A rather attractive woman of an appropriate cutt my hair. She was very chatty. I learnt a lot about her, including that she had lived in Troon all her life and had been to London once. She also went to Spain at least twice a year because she “liked the sun”. The haircut took a very long time.
Leaving Troon I checked out Royal Troon Golf Course. It is a venue for the British Open Championships and is a ‘links’ course. These are flat and close to the sea. Toon is close to the sea and very flat. It looks better on TV than in real life.
I followed NRC Route 17 north. My first stop was the Riverbank Shopping Centre to discuss my inability to re-charge my ‘3’ mobile WiFi using their call centre, which I was to find out is based in Mumbai, India. Having spoken to the said call centre, I had assumed I was speaking to a machine speaking an unknown language. I found the 3 shop in the shopping centre which is a Westfield type place. These shopping centres have had a less than positive impact on towns across the UK.
The route took me along a path next to main arterial road to Ardorossan. I found the ferry terminal the booking office. The staff were very helpfully and provided advice on my route north and tickets for my ‘island hopping to and through the Outer Hebrides.
An hours’ ferry ride saw me in Brodick on the Isle of Arran. I decided to stay in Guest House. It was comfortable, but surprisingly expensive. I made use of all of the facilities.
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