On Monday, we walked around St Mary’s Isle, not actually an Isle but a wooded peninsula on the edge of Kirkcudbright. A lovely 4 mile walk with views of the wider bay.
Tuesday, was busy with culture, we went to the Kirkcudbright Galleries, which included a temporary exhibition of the Viking Galloway Hoard, discovered locally in 2014, and a permanent exhibition of local artists (as Kirkcudbright, has been known as the artists town since the early 1900s)
We then visited the Stewartry Museum, which included taxidermy of local animals, after lots of local Victorians donated vast collections of stuffed animals from around the world, including an elephant, the trustees decided to focus on local animals, and gave their elephant to the national museum. There was also the engine from the very first car in the area in 1896.
Then on to Broughton House, the house itself was closed on the day we visited, however the garden was open, a small formal garden with Japanese influences, as the artist owner E A Hornell had visited Japan.
Next was the Toll Booth art centre, originally used for the tax collection and the local prison, now a museum on the history of the building with art exhibitions.
Back to the motorhome, then for a walk in Barhill Woods, just behind the campsite, we heard a woodpecker, but didn’t see it, but did see a Red Squirrel feeding, near a hide, it spend about 10mins feeding on a feeder which had been filled, despite the fact that the hide was still closed due to covid restricitions!
Wednesday, we packed up ready to move campsites again, Nic went on an art walking tour of Kirkcudbright led by Fiona. A super way to cement the knowledge gained the previous day about the history and artists of Kirkcudbright, and to learn more and be entertained in the process. £11 well spent.
Then we headed for Glen Trool campsite on the edge of the Galloway Forest Park, after a provisions stop in Newton Stewart. The area is a dark sky park. We were blessed with a clear sky and the stars were amazing, Rog got out of bed at 2am to see them, Nic didn’t bother!
Thursday, we cycled for the first time on this trip, Nic borrowed her Mum’s electric bike, so was enjoying that until we got to a hilly gravel road, and fell off whilst going up hill – what a talent! No injuries to either Nic or the Bike.
Friday we walked back into the forest park, then followed the Southern upland path, a fabulous walk of nearly 13km. we were planning lunch at a pub, but it was closed, but thankfully it was only 5mins back to the Motorhome, via “The Kindness Path” which was decorated with painted stones.
Saturday, on the move again, this time to Orchard House Campsite near Ayr, after a stunning bumpy drive through the southern uplands, we called on route at the Robert Burns museum and cottage in Alloway. Burns is another one of those writers (like Shakespeare) we could not have given you more than a couple Burns quotes before going to the museum, but as you see/hear all the quotes, you know you know them… for Auld Lang Syne, Tam O’ Shanter, Wee Timorous Beatie etc..
Arrived at the Orchard house campsite, which is a Caravan and Motorhome Club Certified Location (CL) which can only have 5 pitches and this one does not allow Children, quiet with a distant sea view to the Isle of Arran.
We discovered that somewhere on route we had lost the water filler cap!, so ordered a new one with Amazon prime, which should arrive at the campsite tomorrow (Monday).
Caught up with good friends on the Isle of Man, via slightly dodgy wifi connection!
Sunday, a quiet day on site, a short walk down to the River Ayr, and watched the site owner fix the blocked drains, thankfully he is a water engineer and put all the drainage in himself, so knew what he was doing with his rods!
For regular readers, we have an Ryanair update, following the £17 delayed flight to Zagreb, Ryanair have paid the compensation of €400 each ! Hooray!
Travurple 
You are both sooo jammy – that’ll pay for several flights elsewhere x
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