We left the house at about 10am and drove west. We headed for the Visitor Centre at Greenock Cut in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. The centre was closed but we parked there and started our walk.
The area has reservoirs and waterways that were built in the industrial area to supply the shipyards, mills and other factories in Greenock and other towns on the Clyde.
The walk first passes the Compensation Reservoir, then the main Loch Thom reservoir, before heading up and over to smaller reservoirs called No. 1, No. 2 etc., up to No. 8.
The views opened up as we approached the Clyde.
As we turned left at the bottom of the hill, we started to walk beside the Greenock Cut. This is the aqueduct that takes water from the reservoirs to Greenock.
It's 5.6 miles long, with a good path beside it all the way. There are various bridges and sluice gates at intervals. It has been disused since 1971.
There are good views over the Clyde to the hills of the north.
Eventually we reached our starting point at the visitor centre, where the Cut begins.
Once back at the van, we drove to Wemyss Bay railway station. This is a very beautiful station building with curved steel and glass roof covering it, and the walkway down to the Rothesay Ferry.
It has a second-hand bookshop, Shirley bought a book and a jigsaw.
We then drove on to Lunderston Bay, where we planned to spend the night in the car park. It was quite busy to start with, with dog walkers and children playing in the play park. It did get quiet later, though the car park didn't completely empty till about midnight.
For dinner we had pasta and meatballs with tomato and chilli sauce.
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