Raining in Rothesay

It has been wet for our walk on Bute today. We took the bus to Kilchattan in the south west, then walked to Rothesay on the West Island Way, which was about 12 km. it was raining more or less the whole way and the paths were very muddy. However I was properly attired in waterproofs from head to toe so I was dry and therefore happy. We spent a lot of time saying to each other "This would be lovely if the weather was nice!" because the low clouds and rain obscured the views. It was however very pleasant to get out for a walk and the company was excellent (Hilary, Steven, Susan and Debbie.) James and Steven scouted ahead and found us a cosy clearing in the woods which was almost completely dry, so we were able to sit down for lunch. At last Rothesay appeared in the distance and we skirted round the back of it before descending to the front and the comforts of our hostel. The hostel is much nicer than I had feared; warm and clean with good showers. I wonder why Rothesay appears so run down compared with other Scottish seaside towns like Brodick or Elie? We passed quite a few abandoned buildings on the way into town, it would look much better if they were demolished. Perhaps the rainy weather makes everything look worse, and there are some nice wee pubs and restaurants near the centre - we had a very nice dinner in a bistrot called Harry Ha's last night before joining the others for a drink at The Esplanade. But overall I think the place definitely needs some investment.