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Day 78: REST DAY
We have had a day and a half to rest and recuperate! We didn’t spend much time outside, as it rained heavily all day. With a good internet…
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Day 77: Innerleithen to Peebles
What a contrast today has been! Not only was it a short walk, but the sun shone and I was buoyed along knowing that tomorrow is a rest…
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Day 76: Galashiels to Innerleithen
I must admit that I didn’t enjoy today’s walk, despite the views from the hills. I think it is because I am tired and looking forward to a…
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Day 75: Dryburgh to Galashiels
It rained during the night, and so our walk today alongside the river Tweed was rather wet and muddy and again we walked through long wet grass. However…
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Day 74: Jedburgh to Dryburgh
After yesterday’s epic walk we both found we were reluctant to put on our boots and start walking again, despite the fact that it was an easier and…
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Day 73: Byrness to Jedburgh
What a day! Today is a milestone day: my longest walk since I was a Girl Guide in the 1960s; we have crossed the border into Scotland; we…
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Day 72: Bellingham to Byrness
I was expecting today to be difficult, particularly after the rain yesterday: the guide books suggested that the walk across the moors is really boggy. However, we awoke…
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Day 71 REST DAY
We were both feeling tired and in need of a day of rest and recuperation, especially as the next two days will be long days, across the Cheviots…
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Day 70: Twice Brewed to Bellingham
It rained heavily overnight and showers were forecast today, but we were fortunate that these didn’t materialise. Our route took us back to Hadrian’s Wall and the Pennine…
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Day 69: Greenhead to Twice Brewed
We joined the Pennine Way once again, walking along Hadrian’s Wall. It was a much shorter walk, but with steep paths up and down (and some scrambles) which…
WALKING WITH GRAMPY 