This weekend Jason and I went a venture into the Galloway Forest. We started on Friday and got a lift to Sinchar Falls then walked from there to Tunskeen Bothy and spent the night there. Was a great night and 10 mins turned the s**thole in was when we walked in into a wee cosy home away from home, baffles me how busy people must be when they can't spend 5 mins running a brush along the floor.
On Saturday we got up early, packed up and set off for Loch Doon taking in some of the views along the way some of which are stunning. We stopped at the tea room at Loch Doon for a drink and some chocolate and the woman kindly filled out water bottles, didn't want Jason's Katadyn filter to get overused as he only has 50,000 litres to play with alothough we used it on the Friday and it is an amazing bit of kit!
After our wee rest at the tea room we walked down to our usual bit at the castle but there was people already camping there so we walked along and found beautiful spot and it was nice and sheltered so that was a bonus and we bumped into Steven the Forrest Ranger and he suggested we walk through Ness Glen rather than sticking to the road- great idea!
Got the ponchos set up and the bivis and were in bed gabbing away til about midnight then we didn't surface til about 11am!! Cracking nights sleep
Sunday just consisted of a wee walk to Dalmelington through the beautiful Ness Glen and then we got the bus from there into Ayr and went our seperate ways.
Was a great weekend and want to say thanks to Jason for coming down and he also donated a lightweight sleeping bag into my new lightweight collection so thanks again for that mate and also for convincing me to chuck half my gear to be lighter, that saved a lot of work! . Will definately be doing it again although the 22ish mile has taken it's toll on my baby skin feet so will be having a wee rest for a while...
Pics;
The bothy, someones put up a Chinese delivery calender, something tells me they won't deliver to there!!
View in the morning
The way a bothy should be left!!
View from the footpath
Can't remember the name of this rock but it's awesome
Looking over Loch Riecawr
Stopped for a brew, honey on tour!
Saturday nights spot
An adder, unfortunately it was dead
Random for on the outskirts of Dalmelington, maybe someone local could fill us in on what it's for?
Looking over Dalmelington.
On Saturday we got up early, packed up and set off for Loch Doon taking in some of the views along the way some of which are stunning. We stopped at the tea room at Loch Doon for a drink and some chocolate and the woman kindly filled out water bottles, didn't want Jason's Katadyn filter to get overused as he only has 50,000 litres to play with alothough we used it on the Friday and it is an amazing bit of kit!
After our wee rest at the tea room we walked down to our usual bit at the castle but there was people already camping there so we walked along and found beautiful spot and it was nice and sheltered so that was a bonus and we bumped into Steven the Forrest Ranger and he suggested we walk through Ness Glen rather than sticking to the road- great idea!
Got the ponchos set up and the bivis and were in bed gabbing away til about midnight then we didn't surface til about 11am!! Cracking nights sleep
Sunday just consisted of a wee walk to Dalmelington through the beautiful Ness Glen and then we got the bus from there into Ayr and went our seperate ways.
Was a great weekend and want to say thanks to Jason for coming down and he also donated a lightweight sleeping bag into my new lightweight collection so thanks again for that mate and also for convincing me to chuck half my gear to be lighter, that saved a lot of work! . Will definately be doing it again although the 22ish mile has taken it's toll on my baby skin feet so will be having a wee rest for a while...
Pics;
The bothy, someones put up a Chinese delivery calender, something tells me they won't deliver to there!!
View in the morning
The way a bothy should be left!!
View from the footpath
Can't remember the name of this rock but it's awesome
Looking over Loch Riecawr
Stopped for a brew, honey on tour!
Saturday nights spot
An adder, unfortunately it was dead
Random for on the outskirts of Dalmelington, maybe someone local could fill us in on what it's for?
Looking over Dalmelington.