We did it!
In the way of things, my own PDA has prevented me from blogging our excellent Hadrians Wall adventures, here is a photo essay instead… it seems to be backwards, but you’ll get the idea!
This beautiful campsite at Green Sails had chickens! It was also where Roo was really sick, which threw a bit of a spanner into our plans.
They felt rough, and then I felt rough. We dragged ourselves to The Sill. Roo decided I was too old to pour my tea.
The next day’s walking is where some of the most beautiful scenery is. It was a perfect northern day with wind and blue, blue skies.
Countryside has no business being this scenic. And because we’d got there before the Bank Holiday, it was so quiet. Apart from Roo telling me about pet food brands, that is.
That night we camped at our favourite site so far. We shared a field with 4 lambs who were being hand fed. Roo was in heaven. The lambs were nervous. The extremely patient and friendly owner let Roo help with feeding them.
The next few days took us into Carlisle, which is pretty much where the Wall stops appearing. Instead we follow the route of the Wall along the Eden.
It doesn’t start off particularly scenic, but it gets there!
Most people do the stretch from Carlisle to Bowness on Solway in one day. We split it and stayed in some fantastic camping lodges at Beaumont. Roo has been helping me make plans to run a similar site ever since!
The next day’s walk was a revelation. Landscape I’ve never seen before, with marsh and tidal flats. There was just a bit of mist, which added to the atmosphere.
The actual ending is a little bit of an anti climax. Bowness on Solway is a very small village and we were starving. It took ages to find somewhere open for food. Once fed, we went to the official end of the trail, which really does feel like the end. There’s nowhere left to go!
[“It felt great to finish. But I wouldn’t do it again”.]
Despite that, we were damn proud of ourselves for completing our second hike. Another 84 miles walked, 184 so far in total. Please sponsor us!