Eriba Man

This is night No 26/2019 living in my caravan. Its my second night at the Moffat C&CC Site in the town of Moffat. Got up very early, around 0545, and took the dogs for a good walk along the riverside in Moffat, on the banks of the River Annan. It was a nice morning, cloudy but mild and hardly a breath of wind. After a shower and some breakfast, I was keen to go and walk a stretch of the Southern Upland Way from nearby Beattock to Brattleburn Bothy. Quite a nostalgic trip, as I'd walked from the Bothy to Beattock back in 2006 (?) when I walked the 212miles of the SUW. Started off with the short drive to Beattock, then up the hill to Earshaig. Stopped for a picture looking at Moffat. Parked up at Earshaig and followed the very familiar signs. The route first passes these lochans which have been turned into a fine picnic area. The path rises offering fantastic views across the Galloway Hills. A fine area with some great hillwalking and staggeringl...

This is night No.25/2019 of living in my caravan. Now at the Moffat C&CC Site, in the town of Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway. The weather forecast looked not bad, and I was keen to get away in the van again, before the next Bank Holiday. I haven't stayed on this site before, but I've always been keen to try it. Because it's only a couple of miles off the M74, I think it's used mainly as a bit of a stop-over, which is a shame really as Moffat is a nice place to visit with some good walking available nearby. I've been to Moffat a couple of times. I 'walked' here when doing the Southern Upland Way, and I stopped here at the hotel on a work trip down south. It's a surprisingly busy site. A lot of coming and going around 1 til 2pm. Took the dogs a walk to see what we could find. A path from the site leads behind 'Moffat Mill' and towards Station Park. A nice old fashioned park with a big pond. And a swan. Crossed the m...