The morning dawned fine at Wanlockhead. We decided to visit the lead mine and museum on the way, which was only a few hundred yards from the hostel.
It was an interesting visit, but by the time we had done it all it was almost lunch time so we had an early lunch in the cafe and set off after midday.
The Mennock pass was a wonderful descent down to the main A76. Thinking this would be busy, we took the parallel lane on the opposite side of the river, this was tranquil but after a few miles there was a significant climb, before descending through the grounds of Drumlanrig Castle to Thornhill for Ice Creams.

We were treated to several fly-pasts from a couple of Tornado's, which looked impressive as they skimmed hilltops, and dissapeared down glens.