Sauna in the dark
After seeing the “Sauna at the Sea” in the twilight a few weeks ago, I though it would be lovely
Season’s end sea and sunshine
I thought the tide might be OK for a last visit to Killantringan, but it was a bit too far
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Sauna visits
I have really enjoyed visiting the various saunas that have sprung up in Galloway this year. Most of them have
Solar eclipse
As usual, there was way too much media hype about this eclipse, which was some way off total in the
Kirkcudbright wander
We like Kirkcudbright; lots to see: the harbour, the castle, museum, art gallery, Hornel’s house. Good shops too, and handy
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Logan Botanic Garden
I really don’t like gardening, but I do love the Logan Botanic Garden; for me it is not too formal,
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Galloway sauna update
Time to update my March 31 post. I really did go back to the Galloway Activity Centre sauna – I
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Lake District 2026
We decided to have another couple of days in the Lake District, travelling down from Dumfries and Galloway. We found
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Toronto 2026
We do like Toronto! We stayed in a different hotel (Marriott Downtown on Bay) with quite a different view, though
Loch Ken Sauna
The Galloway Activity Centre have opened a little lochside sauna this year. It will take up to eight (though that
Port Logan again
Another lovely day, so an excuse to get back in the water. Had the beach entirely to myself again. I
Back to the sea!
Just great to be back in the sea again at Port Logan. They have built a new toilet block which
Northumbria 2026
We had our usual February trip to Northumbria, but stayed near Alnwick rather than near Lindisfarne this year. We were
Portugal 2025
Our friend Chris kindly invited us to spend another week with her in her timeshare apartment in Portugal. It’s a
Toronto 2025
We visited Toronto for the first time since July 2023. We were very lucky with the weather and had a
Halsway 2025
We now tend to go down to the annual nyckelharpa gathering at Halsway only every two years, as it’s a
Grey Mare’s Tail
For some time I have intended to visit this waterfall, especially as it has a pool below it that’s deep
Back to Port Logan
It’s about time I updated my posts for this year; I have been in the sea quite a lot so
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