My 60th Year 😃

For the past few years we have been saying that we would like to visit and explore parts of southern Scotland - but the draw of the mountainous north west has always won! Many people we know rave about southern Scotland’s Dumfries and Galloway region, and often suggest it might be somewhere we would enjoy 😉  Dave was also keen to try out some of the MTB tracks at the 7stanes bike parks in the region, so this area was very definitely on our radar 🤣 So having spent the new year in Cumbria we decided to take the opportunity to head north of the border for a few days of exploration in early January. First stop was Dalbeattie, and one of the 7stanes bike parks. (Stane is the Scots word for stone, so each of the 7 bike parks has a unique stone with legendary history) Also took advantage of the option to park overnight there - an experiment they are trialling with campervans over the winter 👍 Despite there being a lovely Green route for me to potter around on, unfortunately there was a...

How delighted we were to be invited to spend new year with our dear friends Marie & Declan at their lovely coastal house in Skinburness (Cumbria). Sitting on the Solway coast, fresh sea air and the company of lovely friends was definitely what we needed, and a wonderful way to welcome in the new year 🤣  To kick off the festivities we had planned a meal out at their local Tapas restaurant- The Bank - on Saturday 30th. Run by a British family who had previously lived in Spain - this definitely sounded promising 😃 The food was delicious, with some of the dishes being somewhat different to the standard Tapas you often get in restaurants - so we were all very happy with our selection 😃   Good friends ❤️ Spicy chicken Mushrooms baked in manchego  Prawns and chorizo in a spicy sauce Good friends ❤️ Despite the not so great weather, we decided on New Year’s Eve day to head out into the hills, and hopefully bag another couple of wainwrights 🤣 So after a lovely breakfast co...