The next few days are short travel days, so we have time in the mornings for exploring. We are in the area of the Antonine Wall and were interested in finding some of the Roman fort sites. We asked the bartender last night how to get there and she suggested we check out the Roman Head. We had not heard of this, but when she showed us a picture we knew we had to check it out. We planned a loop walk that would take a little over an hour and set off after breakfast. It was another beautiful day – a bit chilly but soon warmed up.

We easily found the Roman Head – Silvanus – and it was pretty cool!

We continued on and headed higher and higher above the canal to sites where Roman forts were located 1,800 years ago. There weren’t any fort remains, but we could see some of the terrain features where the wall had been. We had 360 degree views of the area, with patches of yellow gorse, village house clusters and mountains beyond. We descended the far side of the hill and returned around to the marina for tea and muffins at the Port Gallery.

We had to book passage for the 2 bridges between Auchinstarry and Kirkintilloch and set off just after 1:00. We saw several herons as we traveled, but they were all too fast for the camera. The cows, however, posed nicely.

Once we arrived in Kirkintilloch, we turned the boats around and moored at the public docks in town. There were no other boats, but space for many – which makes us think this could be a busy spot in the summer (that’s why we like coming this time of the year).

We took advantage of free Wi-Fi at the local Costa Coffee to catch up on our interneting before dinner. 

We’ve been eating good meals on board, and tonight was no exception. We utilized both ovens to cook chicken and roasted broccoli and potatoes. For dessert we had a fudge vs. tablet taste test. Tablet is a bit like fudge, but drier and more granular – basically eating sugar. A walk to the local Sainsbury’s to stock up for the next 2 dinners and in for the evening. 

Tomorrow will venture into Glasgow for the morning before we begin our trek back to boat base. We will have a couple of short travels days and time for some more exploring