Ayr

by WBlackwell on July 31, 2024

3.5 hours on the train. Newcastle to Carlisle to Glasgow Central to Ayr. Had to try and relieve the back pain with a wander to the beach. The plinth was so worn I couldn’t make out who this is

Whatever this building was, it’s now part of a kids play area

The shore is very nice

St John’s Tower was temporarily closed unfortunately

Brew and snack at one the most stunning Wetherspoons I’ve seen

There was a time that the only place one could pour a draft of Belhaven in the entire state of Massachusetts was my living room. I had a keg refrigerator. The price shocked me! Added a slice of haggis & Black pudding for another £1.40

Wallace Tower

A friend suggested I try the Tam. Great looking pub but the 2 men I sat with were both Trump supporting Yoons who got their information not from MSM but the internet, so it was 1 & out. But before I left they suggested that there was live music just up the street at the Twa Dugs.

10 or so musicians, some who didn’t know the others before that evening were jamming all night

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They do play on the name here

Lovely breezy air in Ayr today. The kind of day locals wear tank tops, shorts and a scarf.

I was hoping to start a pub crawl in Sanquhar but the rail work would require going via Glasgow so I’m just wandering the city. I need at least a couple miles for the back to slightly relax.

Too many empty shops in this fine seaside area.

Dead since 1796 flowers yet are still laid at memorials of the nation’s poet