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Barr and the neighbourhood

After breakfast we take a long walk behind the village, through the beautiful woods. Several routes of different distances can be followed. The hilly environment here is made for long hikes.

In the afternoon we get into our car again to drive around. First we go to Girvan. Coming from the hills, we have a beautiful view on the volcanic island Ailsa Craig. Along the coast, to the north, we see Culzean Castle in the distance, but this castle is too 'young' (18th century) to be of interest for us.

Somewhere we ran into this funny castle, but maybe it is just an ordinary house... But we forget to write down where it was.

At Ayr we turn to the south, towards Dalmellington, where we take the single track road along Loch Doon. On the map it looked like a deserted loch, but the weather is great and half of Scotland seems to be here with their mobile homes. The beaches are full of them! At the end of the loch one can find the ruins of castle Loch Doon. It has been reallocated a few hundred metres after the construction of a dam, after which the castle would have been flooded.

For the rest of the day we have followed all roads (few, but very beautiful) through the Galloway Forest Park, along Loch Moan and Glen Trool Lodge. Next time we have to make some pictures, but we didn't know where to begin and ended with no pictures at all. Ayrshire and Galloway are splendid areas, but much more 'friendly and benign' than the Highlands when you compare the nature of the landscapes. We can't compare the people, they are very nice here, too. Certainly a place worth visiting again.

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