I was back on the island I grew up on and I had an afternoon to spare, so myself and my girlfriend decided to try and visit the 8 best beaches on the Isle of Bute. I started off trying to take long exposures but quickly realised that I was going to have to go with handheld or I was never going to get round them all. The weather and light changed by the second so it was roasting one minute and dull and windy the next.

We started off at Ascog Bay

 

 

Next was Kerry Croy

 

 

A ten minute drive away is Kilchattan Bay

 

 

As it is quite big I needed  two photos to fit it in

 

 

 

Next on the list is Dunagoil beach, you need to go down a single track road and it is walking distance from the more ‘famous’ st blanes and iron age settlement which you can see in the left hand side of the photo, however, there is rarely any one here.

 

 

 

A another ten minute drive and a walk down the path brings you to langalbunioch

 

 

 

The next on our journey is my favourite, I spent a lot off time there when I was younger and when I go back to Bute I always find that I pretty much get this beach to myself as Ettrick is more popular.  You get two pictures as it my favourite! Scalpsie Bay!

 

 

 

Our second last beach is my girlfriend’s favourite as she spent a lot of time there when she was growing up (not a patch on scalpsie :p) St Ninians Bay

 

And last but not least is Ettrick Bay.

 

It has an excellent tearoom at one side which  is great to sit down and have a coffee after doing 8 beaches in one afternoon. The Isle of Bute has far more to offer than excellent beaches but they are definitely worth visiting the island for. Ultimately, this post isn’t my usual photography, the time of day was wrong, I literally stopped an took a few shots rather than spending a few hours on location; it was about documenting a great day with my girlfriend reminiscing about old times and getting some sea air in my lungs.