Drumfries

Spot the dolphins!

Three days enjoying the 7Stane trails of Dalbeatie and Kirrutree.  

Scout chilling after riding with Sam

Poor Manners?

Our last ride at Kirrutree was cut short when we encountered a teenage girl injured after coming of her (dads) bike while riding alone.  

She complained of a sore ankle and that she had hit her head.  Our recent first aid training was fresh in our minds and I think we handled the situation well.  After calming her down and deciding that her ankle was ok(ish) to ride on, we escorted her off the trail and back to the visitor center.

I wasnt carrying a trail map, but I will next time! 

 

I found it very difficult to find my way back to the visitor center.  I put this down to getting disorientated due to the twisting nature of the purpose built trails.  They are well signposted if you follow the entire route but not so if you come of the trail early.  We got her back, but I dont think it was the shotest route!...got some nice bits of singletrack in though.

On delivering her back to her father we got no thanks.  More shocking though, is that she got no attention off her father.  We reiterated that we had found her dazed after what appeared to be nasty accident and that she had hit her head.  But nothing.  

We both turned and walked away...