Scotland
I took Tuesday as a rest day; DH explored locally. Wednesday we went towards Kirkcudbright (kerr-coo-brie), saw the sea and some fantastically crenellated buildings built by James Brown about 1900 - Corseyard Dairy and Kirkandrews Kirk (google is your friend). Then we went up to Gateway of Fleet to visit the massively over-stocked bookshop at the Mill of Fleet.
Thursday we took the back roads through Galloway Forest Park, first the spectacular one over the hill and dow-ow-own to Girvan, then lunch in Ayr and back through the forest on the less spectacular but still single lane with passing places road. We met very little traffic; two years ago when I drove the Girvan road I met logging trucks - lots.
Today DH climbed Cairnsmore of Fleet, which is nearly a Munro and feels it as the path starts less than a hundred feet above sea level. I thought about exploring the Fleet valley (the Fleet is a rather large burn, nearly a river) but decided to hit the main street shops in Newton Stewart instead. Much fun was had by all.
Thursday we took the back roads through Galloway Forest Park, first the spectacular one over the hill and dow-ow-own to Girvan, then lunch in Ayr and back through the forest on the less spectacular but still single lane with passing places road. We met very little traffic; two years ago when I drove the Girvan road I met logging trucks - lots.
Today DH climbed Cairnsmore of Fleet, which is nearly a Munro and feels it as the path starts less than a hundred feet above sea level. I thought about exploring the Fleet valley (the Fleet is a rather large burn, nearly a river) but decided to hit the main street shops in Newton Stewart instead. Much fun was had by all.