We returned to the mainland via a Catamaran (on loan to Calmac from Pentland Ferries in Orkney) to Troon and it was a very 'bumpy' crossing - so said one of the leading hands. We would call it rough! We sat in the "dog lounge" and could not move as we would have fallen over! Purdy took it all in her stride!
The original ferry was being repaired and had been temporarily replaced by a much smaller version so the Cameraman was an addition to help keep up with the demands. However, this ferry would not take campervans or motorhomes due to their rear overhangs regularly scraping on the dock but luckily we were ok in the truck.
We were all glad to reach dry land where we headed south along the coast to Culzean for the night so we could visit the castle the following day. This was a lovely day and the calm before the Storm Ashley. We had visited the castle briefly before last year but this year had more time to explore the grounds and also to take a guided tour inside.
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| Nessie must be on holiday! |
Our next stop had to be sheltered from the 70 mph winds
forecast from Storm Ashley for two nights and one day. We found a lovely small
site in a couple's garden near to the Red Kit Feeding Centre, where we parked
next to their garage! What we didn’t realise was that they also fed the Red
Kites and we saw them overhead and also swooping in the following day to take
some food from the garden, almost coming into our kitchen window - literally!
After a relatively good, sheltered stay we left via a forest
road over the hills coming out at the pretty town of Gatehouse of Fleet.
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| St Ninian's Cave |
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| Tapestry Bookshelf at Mill on the Fleet |
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| Gatehouse of Fleet |
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| Isle of Whithorn |
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