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Half term week in a lovely house near Kirkton. Warm and sunny without the heatwave of further south. An astonishing number of tractors and plenty of cows, but Dave is disappointed we didn’t see any Belted Galloways…

Card table got plenty of use
As did the extensive garden
Cartwheel expert
Little ride round the lanes trying out J’s new pannier rack
Historic plough collection
View from the house
Beach day at Powillimount
Successful kiting
Successful picnicking
Drainage construction
Long way to the sea (tide was out)
Jo and Dave had a grand day out running a 42 km section of the Southern Upland Way from St John’s Town of Dalry to Sanquhar
Very Southern Uplands: forest, bog and wind turbines
Slopes of Benbrack
Goldsworthy’s Striding Arch
Family ascent of Criffel
Walked all the way up, fell asleep on the way down
Garden camp
Flowers everywhere
Barbecue
Gatehouse of Fleet to Carrick / Knockbrex cycle
Lunch on the beach
Crichton parkrun
Whitbarrow walk on the way home

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