I was pleased to set off in pleasant sunshine and a cool breeze back following the coast. I was heading home!The beach at Spittal was very busy with lots of families enjoying the sun. The coast was a mixture for sand dunes and low cliffs.I came across the first sign for Avian Flu after about…

After my problems with fallen trees the day before I was keen to get out of the forest and make my way to the coast at Berwick.Even following what looked like a straightforward track still involved a mixture of climbing and limboing fallen trees with a bit of neck high bracken thrown in.I was relieved…

With a decent breakfast on board and my new tent safely stowed on my rucksack and my old one donated to the Black Bull at Wooler I set off to try out my tent. I wasn’t sure exactly I was going to pitch it but safe to say I certainly didn’t imagine where I actually…

After an excellent breakfast at The Plough Hotel I packed up my tent for the last time and set off towards Wooler.The day was once again warm so frequent drink stops were in order. I met a guy looking for Neolithic carvings , the main problem was from the map , they were in waist…

I was woken by an early morning dog walker asking if I was Ok. From the depths of a wet and flat tent I airily replied ”fine thanks”“Your tent is broken”“I know”I managed to get myself and my kit from out of the rainsodden ruins of the tent. This is when you are glad everything…

After a large breakfast at Malcolm’s B and B in Melrose I set off on St Cuthberts way.My first encounter was with a lovely chap who was climbing up Eildon hill to hang a wind chime on the thorn tree where he had scattered his father’s ashes. He made the accurate observation that hills got…

I met with the same Americans I’d met on the Pennine way who were also staying at Forest View Walkers Inn. They were going on to complete the Pennine way whereas I was heading to Jedburgh.It looked another showery day but my path was leading me through woods so I was hopeful of shelter.My path…

Today was a second day on the Pennine way and a trip over a large area of moorland , and as I discovered bogs.The scenery was definitely wild as was the weather with thunder storms and rain. You would watch a dark cloud approaching, breathe a sigh of relief as it turned away then get…

The morning views from my campsite were definitely worth waking for. Just as I finished packing up my tent I was overtaken by a father and daughter doing the Pennine way. They were, almost inevitably, Americans,from Massachusetts. They were moving faster than me but I rejoined them when they circumnavigated a large herd of cattle…

Within a few minutes of walking from my campsite I came to my first Roman remains , a mile tower. It marked the start of seeing a lot of walls and archaeological remains.The wall follows the contours of the hills so there was a bit of climbing but the walking was quite easy. When I…