The high cliffs of the Ree of Ross gave way...
...to the lower rocks of
Fox Craig and we caught first sight of our destination, or rather the lighthouse on its summit.
We planned to camp on
Little Ross Island which now lay just a short hop across...
...the Sound. Little Ross Island stands in the mouth of Kirkcudbright Bay and in wind against tide conditions this can be a wild place. All was quiet on this beautiful evening as it was near slack water and there was almost no wind.
Taking advantage of the calm conditions, we paddled round the reefs at...
...the south end of the island before...
...turning north up its east coast.
Coincidental with our arrival dark clouds gathered...
...above the dazzling white lighthouse tower.
Despite its beautiful and peaceful location this lighthouse has a dark secret.
It did not take long to reach the north end of the island and...
...from there we could look down the east cost and across the Sound which we had only recently crossed.
A steep cobbled beach proved the best place to land though earlier in the year this is the site of a gull breeding colony. We wasted no time in getting the tents up in the last of the daylight. We did not want to be caught by nightfall, given the island's dark secret...
