The sunshine keeps of coming, it was a good move to come to this part based on the weather forecast, although it’s more likely to
Southend, Kintyre
Parked overnight outside the cemetery on Kintyre, a perfect spot for seal watching, and to enjoy the sunshine. Carved into stones just off the road
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Lochgilphead
As expected, struggling to find decent mobile signal in these parts. We are now on the Kintyre peninsula. Blog updates may be sporadic! Oban in
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Hadrian’s Wall Day 7 – Newburn to Tynemouth
Our final day on the wall, Kate departed early to return home, and James had foot issues overnight which meant he couldn’t walk. I needed
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Hadrian’s Wall Day 6 – Wallhouses to Newburn
A diversion first thing to collect up the party from Corbridge, a pretty little town with a bridge and baffling road junctions. And a church
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Hadrian’s Wall Day 5 – Walwick to Wallhouses
Little to report here today, dropping down off the craggy ridge and back into farmland, some views to the north but mostly parallel to the
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Hadrian’s Wall Day 4 – Twice Brewed to Walwick
After the full Northumberland cooked breakfast, we had sufficient beans to want to go back to Cawfields where we abandoned the previous days walk. A
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Hadrian’s Wall Day 3 – Lanercost to Twice Brewed
Day three on the wall, and the terrain is getting uppity. The 15 miles on the map turned out to be harder than the wall-mates
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Hadrian’s Wall Day 2 – Carlisle to Lanercost Priory
A bus into Carlisle from our campsite at Brampton, then quite literally a walk in the park to start the day, following the banks of
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Hadrian’s Wall Day 1 – Bowness on Solway to Carlisle
Our first day on the wall, although the wall is not very much in evidence in these parts. You have to take the word of
