Thursday, November 14, 2013

Ballantrae–12th October 2013

We set off in the car for a walk at Wigtown but by the time we reached Stranraer we realised we were going in the wrong direction as the weather looked far better North!

1-Stinchar

We changed course and headed up the A77 to Ballantrae.

2-Stinchar

We stopped by the bridge and had a short walk along the Stinchar River.

3-Dipper

Dipper

4 Stinchar-Ballantrae

 

5-stinchar-ballantrae

 

6-Stinchar-Ballantrae

 

7-leaf

 

8-stinchar

We then headed into Ballantrae and parked on the front for a walk towards the harbour.

9-ballantrae

Ailsa in the distance

10 pipe-fish

Pipefish

11 Knockdolian

Knockdolian

12-wee-fish

Wee fish hiding in a rockpool

13-seaweed

Seaweed

14-kelp

Kelp

15-looking-north

Looking North

16-wee-fish

Another rockpool fish

17-Ballantrae-harbour

Ballantrae Harbour

18-lifebelt

Lifebelt

19-boats

Boats

20-ayrshire-coast-path

Ayrshire Coast Path

21-Margaret

“Margaret”

22-teasels

Teasels

23-teasels-and-ailsa

Teasels and Ailsa

24-teasels

Time for a picnic lunch the head towards the mouth of the Stinchar

25-ringed-plover

Ringed Plover

26-ballantrae

Looking South

27-mouth-of-stinchar

Mouth of the river Stinchar

28-ailsa

A distant Ailsa Craig

29 Acleris hyemana

Moth-Acleris hyemana

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