Kippford View

There may have been a view of Kippford on the site, but we did not see it where we were at the bottom on the lower section. The higher terraces would get the view looking over the valley across the trees to the village of Kippford on the other side of the estuary.
We were looking forward to completing the Sandhills to Rockcliffe walk, which is a walk along the cliffs in an area that is renowned for its beauty.
We parked up at the Sandhills campsite car park, a sister site to the one we were staying on. It was right next to the sea and would have been a better option for us. We opted to start the walk east to west due to the tide conditions as we wanted to see the sea arches on the beach at Sandhills in the afternoon when the beach was accessible.
The 4.5-mile walk to Rockcliffe did not disappoint. The first part took us up from sea level to the highest part of the route at The Torrs. Thereafter, we passed along the cliffs, up and down across the hill tops, with great sea views. There was a slow descent into Rockcliffe village where we enjoyed our picnic overlooking the sea. A Mr Whippy van was nearby in the adjacent car park, which we managed to resist.
Returning along the cliff tops, we were able to descend onto the beach at High Portling. The tide was going out, and we were able to walk along the rocks and sand to see the natural sea arches and caves in the cliff faces.
Yellow lichen above the sea high water line reminded us of The Bay of Fires in Tasmania, and the sea arches of Cathedral Beach in Northern Spain. Who needs to travel when it's on our doorstep? We enjoyed the walk immensely.Читать далее