Family Visit Outings - Part Two

Thursday the 30th of October.

It was a miserable morning and after a fairly uneventful run down Loch Ken (we didn't even catch sight of a red kite) we're back at one of my favourite places in Galloway.

I was here just a month ago and it's always been a favourite of Callum and Erin.

Galloway Wildlife Park September Visit

Here's a few pictures

After the wildlife park we paid our first ever visit to the Chocolate Factory

We're about five years too late for Callum and Erin, but we did buy a lot of chocolate.

Heading back home we stopped at the Galloway Lodge Cafe in Gatehouse of Fleet for refreshments and some gift shopping.

Back along the A75, we stopped for a walk at Caskiel Point on the Kirkmabreck Quarry Quay.

Thanks to Canmore for this picture.

There was a surge of excitement and a short flurry of activity a couple of years ago when there was talk of the quay re-opening for the loading of timber. 

BBC May 2012

Haven't heard anything more since though.

Iron remnants of the industrial past.

(Safeticurb is a drainage system)

Finding a rusty old bearing we've created an artwork by placing it on a concrete 'clast'.

Beats Tracey Emin's bed in my book.

With Callum being well into music ( SOUNDCLOUD ), he and Erin got a great sound and rhythm going when rocking this corrugated iron roof.

Here endeth Family Visit Outings. 

It was great to see you guys, come back soon.