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Kirkcudbright had excelled on its celebrations for armistice day which reminded me of the ceramic Poppy from the display at the Tower of London some years ago that I bought for Angela.

I spent most of the morning walking around the edge of an MOD firing range thankfully there were no red flags flying and all was safe and well.

Unfortunately, a new blister developed this morning on one of my toes so I had to stop and patch it up! With MOD ranges on either side of the path I was on.

It’s always great to see Priscilla in the distance as she signifies the stopping off point and cheers me up giving me something to aim for when I am tired. Rhoda and Steve parked up in the ruins of an Dundrennan Abbey such a nice venue for my cup of tea and a bite to eat. Steve went to take a look at the ruins of the Abbey and came back disgusted that it would normally cost £7 but it’s only open in summer so that was okay.

I took a visit to a little bakers shop this morning and bought myself a fresh croissant and some rolls for lunch. Also a large coconut macaroon with a cherry on top for Rhoda. Rhoda and Steve bought themselves pies for lunch and couldn’t wait to show me!

I spent some time watching a couple of birds of prey hovering, gliding and looking so majestic, obviously looking for their lunch. I’ve no idea what type of birds they are but they’re pretty big. I’d like to think Angela was hovering and flying around like them. She was so taken with the albatrosses when we went to New Zealand.

Later a little robin was following me. I always think of Angela‘s mum when I see a robin as she used to watch them on her window in the nursing home. We had to be quiet and she would go shush!

Yesterday we were parked in the same car park as a guy who was 82 and his wife 77 and they’ve been touring round Europe in their motorhome for 40 odd years. Unfortunately, they wanted to chat a lot and Rhoda and Steve couldn’t get away. 

After lunch, I was glad to be able to see the sea again. It seems like ages since I’ve seen it as I had to do a detour around the MOD firing ranges. The song ‘the long and winding road’ springs to mind. And the notion of how long is a country mile? 

I passed a field of scrubland that looks very Serengeti like with beautiful shades of browns glowing in the sun. Yesterday was a busy day and I forgot to mention the beautiful flowers on the hedgerow that were giving off a lovely sent which I soaked in and then a hover fly landed on them.

Yesterday I walked past the coast and saw many trees that were bent and shaped by the prevailing winds. It reminds me of resilience in nature and resilience in people. I’ve always been drawn towards these types of trees it must be something inherent in them or in me. I’m hoping that I too can be resilient during this walk.

Love is everywhere if you look for it. I just spotted this puddle in the road. I think it was there to show me the way.

I was almost taken out by a couple of cars today and a trailer being towed by a car without the driver realising that it stuck out much more than their car. The drivers obviously don’t expect anybody to be on the same road as them and clearly they were on the phones.

It’s been a tough day and for the first time my legs felt heavy! But I made it. Eve been struggling with the water temperature but after a bit of trial and error and resetting the system it finally worked.

Best bits: having breaks with Rhoda and Steve. Hot water for a shower.

Worst bits: walking on roads with traffic

Distance: 23 miles