Galloway is a fantastic area and I will return here on another occasion to explore it fully. We have stayed in some lovely villages and towns, had plenty of nice fish and seafood from a variety of chip shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants and we are managing to stay on budget. We generally have a large full cooked B&B breakfast, soup or nothing for lunch, and then eat in the evening. If we overspend on an evening meal one night then the following evening is a cheese, apple and oatcake room picnic! The cycling is quite undulating but we are still managing to avoid the big busy trunk roads so it is very pleasant.
As far as the cycling is concerned I am still pushing my bike up long steep hills, but I have got more proficient on shallow hills and I am spending more time in slightly higher gears. I have a rather ridiculous tanned pattern on the back of my hands from the cycle gloves, and strong tan lines at my knees and ankles - but I am not complaining!
We are seeing plenty of bird and animal life as we cycle along, and now we are on the Rhins of Galloway with it's warmer temperatures, we are starting to see bluebells, leaves opening on trees, and birds building nests.
