After a long, winding journey through Dumfries & Galloway, we finally found ourselves back in Portpatrick, a small harbour town on the far west coast of southern Scotland with views towards Northern Ireland. We had accidentally stumbled on the place on our last trip to Scotland after taking a wrong turn in nearby Stranraer. Then it had been bright and sunny, with clear blue skies as far as the eye could see. That wasn’t to be on our return though as we were greeted by clouds and light rain.
We found the hotel with relative ease thanks to the GPS and found ourselves with a front, sea-facing room that had views over the town and to the sea. Our host informed us that on a good day we’d be able to see Ireland, but this evening’s cloud made that impossible.
With everything checked in and settled, we made our way down to the harbour in search of food. After checking all the advertised menus on the harbour-front restaurants, we opted for The Waterfront Hotel’s restaurant. The meal was great, a vegetarian lasagne and salad followed by apple pie and ice cream. As we ate and the skies became darker, the lights from Larne in Northern Ireland became visible across the sea.
The walk home was pleasant, the midges staying away along with the rain. Time for some rest now.
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