Finally over the border!

Last Monday I had a trip to the Cattery. After nearly ten months since I last went, it was time for Titch to stay there on his own for the first time. The new owner seemed really nice and made quite a fuss of Titch before I left.

And then it was time for us to set off, heading north to cross the Scottish border after a long time away. The weather was kind to us all the way there, and we arrived at Kippford in time to unpack and still get out for a short walk before finding somewhere to eat.

Kippford is a lovely, very quiet place in the south west. No grocery shops. Two pubs. And lovely views.

We had a lovely meal in one of the pubs, then as DH headed back to our accommodation I carried on for another short walk and to get some photos of the sunset.

Tuesday started quite nice so after breakfast we drove to Gatehouse of Fleet and parked at Cally Park. We came here last year and it’s a lovely area to walk.

Although the bluebells weren’t fully out it was still lovely.

We made it to what’s called The Temple where we had some lunch. Then DH headed back to the car and I carried on a different route to make it a bit longer for me.

I managed to see a few bluebells out.....

....and wild garlic....

....and finally made it back to the car before the rain started. As the weather had turned we drove up to Clatteringshaws Loch and the cafe and visitor centre.

And then back to Kippford for the night.

Wednesday dawned beautiful again. We’d decided to go right across to Stranraer and explore that area as we’ve not really seen much of it. We ended up on some single track roads and discovered some wonderful places, including a beautiful Woodland Trust glen ....

...and walked up to a strange monument with fabulous views ....

.....before finding a wonderful secluded beach for lunch ...

We did a bit more exploring before finally getting back to Kippford. After we’d eaten DH headed back to our accommodation and I took the path towards Rockliffe.

It was a lovely night to be out ...

And then time to pack on Thursday morning, but we didn’t head straight home. Instead, we went to Kirroughtree - lots of forest walks to choose from. So, just one more walk before we set off for home....