The Rhins are so lush, with endless rolling green hills, each topped with a wind turbine, whirring round on another blustery day. I can’t help thinking of telly tubby land. Quiet roads lead to Clanyard, before heading cross-country to Port […]

The plan for the week is to hike round the hammer-headed Rhins of Galloway before following the Ayrshire Coastal Path north to Ardrossan, where there is a good rail connection to Glasgow. It’s challenging but will allow me to return

I’m woken at 4am by the wind roaring off the sea. A bracing stroll down to the water’s edge is followed by a leisurely breakfast — my first test of the Expedition Foods range: granola with raspberries, which is delicious.

There’s little to see in the early morning mist and rain, so I follow the road to Garlieston rather than the coastal path. It also shaves a little off the challenging 30 miles planned for the day. The village is

I woke up just in time, as the wind is blowing rain into the tent through the open flap, which is quickly closed. I’m in no hurry today, so read for a bit until the rain eases off — The

The passing juggernauts failed to wake me, so it’s a bit of a late start. One of the reasons for enduring the A75 is to visit the two Neolithic burial tombs at Cairn Holy, dramatically situated in the hills at