Kirkcudbright

Arrived here on Saturday, but were too late to get up the rver so spent the night at Little Ross Island ( scene of murder most foul if you google it)  There is a mooring there for the Range safety boat, there is an active firing range adjacent. Gary the range safety guy doesn't mind you using this mooring but in a SW it's a bit rolly polly. Anyway we were up at 5.30 and made our way up river to the pontoon at Kirkudbright. pronounced Kerkoobree.

  It's one of our favourite places to visit, a real jewel of the Solway Firth.

To be continued.........

This is a picture of the anchorage behind little Ross Island

When in Kirkudbright we made some new friends, one quite famous one (in ocean sailing circles anywa)y is Badger, now owned by a lovely couple from Haverigg. We spent an evening chatting and drinking aboard. It feels funny being on a boat you have read so much about, imagining her in the Falklands or Brazil, Badger didn't disappoint she is immaculate. 

 A Jay Bentford dory, junk rigged same size as Dark Tarn at 34ft, fabulous boat.