Girvan to Portpatrick

It was an immdiate climb out of Girvan. Why did I think that now as I was out on the coast that the hills would be less frequent? It was dry but windy which made this the most challenging day so far. The 15 miles to Barhill were attractive rolling countryside showing that Scotland is also a green and pleasant land! Barhill was a a site of Covenenters martyrs. The covenenters were Presbyterians who had sequentially backed the wrong side. The lucky ones got out to America or Ulster. The rest were persecuted by Charles II arbitrarily shot burnt at the stake or a Scottish speciality tying them to a stake in one of the estuaries at low tide. Of course the Scott's never bear a grudge even 400years on. From Barhill it was 13 miles of bleak moorland over Craig Fell down to Newton Luce. This route passed 2 wind farms and 1 that was being constructed and none of them working. The usual British lack of joined up thinking - let's build loads of wind turbines miles away from the Natinal Grid. I was now in the South Ayrshie and Galloway biosphere. This was established by UNESCO and now the Scottish government want to make the area a Natonaal Park - The locals are against it and posters are up stating this but I guess the hospitality trade are for the idea. Then it was down into Portpatrick a pleasant little harbour town surrounded by steep hills. The hotel is above the village and I decided it was the better option to stay in the hotel.
ed that discretion was the better part of valour and stayed in the hotel rather than negotiate steps and a steep descent on foot to try the local hostilities.

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  1. Neil and LizApril 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM

    This all looks rather pleasant.

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    1. HamishApril 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM

      Well done Dad, sounds like a challenging day, I hope the wind for the turbines was going in the right direction for you.

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