Flying Home
August 19, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We left Motel One Tower Hill In London at 6:15 am and rode the tube to Heathrow. We checked in and got through security all by 8:10 am. Our flight was 9 hours long but it seemed to go fast. We walkedRead more
Day in London
August 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We had a day in London to ourselves. We walked over to Saint Paul’s and then caught the tube to Westfield Mall where we met Stanny and Michael Porter for lunch. It was great to see them again. TheRead more
Last day in the North
August 17, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today we left northern England for London.
Back to London
August 17, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We had a nice breakfast and caught a taxi (Woody’s Taxis) from our hotel on Lindisfarne. We both chucked out our hiking shoes after 450 km of wet boggy hiking so our bags are a little lighter. BobRead more
More Pictures From Holy Island
August 16, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
More pictures from Holy Island.
To Holy Island
August 16, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
As we had had a long day yesterday, we decided to take a taxi to Fenwick from Wooler. From there we walked to the causeway linking the mainland to Lindisfarne (Holy Island). We crossed the high speedRead more
More from the Cheviot Hills day
August 15, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
More pictures from our day in the Cheviots.
Cheviot Hills
August 15, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We decided to take a “high route” to Wooler instead of the traditional St Cuthbert’s Way route. It turned out to be a tough day with the poor trail conditions and long distance and elevationRead more
More sights
August 14, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Here are some more sights from day 2 of St. Cuthbert’s Way.
To Kirk Yetholm
August 14, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We left Jedburgh by taxi back to the St Cuthbert’s trail. It was a long walk today of around 26 km. There was a mix of conditions, from mud, puddles and wet grass to forest floor to high elevationRead more
Sights Along St. Cuthbert's Way
August 13, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Here are some more sights from Melrose and Day 1 of St. Cuthbert’s Way. The Scottish Borders country is really beautiful!
To Jedburgh
August 13, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We had a great breakfast with waffles and bacon as the special. We started our walk by leaving Melrose via the Abbey and heading up to the Eildon Hills. We decided to take a little side trip up top ofRead more
Fun Find in Melrose
August 12, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Look what I found in Melrose!!
To Melrose
August 12, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We left Robin Hood’s Bay this morning in the rain and caught the bus and then train and then bus again to Melrose in the border country of Scotland. The train from York to Berwick-on-Tweed wasRead more
Day Off in Robin Hood's Bay and Whitby
August 11, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We have been pretty lazy today but we needed the rest. So we took a planned day off and spent it wandering around Robin Hood’s Bay and Whitby. We didn’t walk to far to save our feet. We walkedRead more
End of the Coast to Coast!
August 10, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Celebration of the end of the Coast to Coast
More Sights Along the Coast to Coast
August 10, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Here are some more sights along the Coast to Coast.
Finish of the Coast to Coast Walk
August 10, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We had another long day of 31 km. We made it to the end at Robin Hood’s Bay around 5 pm. It was very windy all day. We didn’t have any rain though, until the last ten minutes into Robin Hood’sRead more
To Glaisdale
August 9, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We started out today from the Buck Inn in Chap Gate. The walk started as a slog uphill but then it was pretty level after that. The weather was awful. It was driving rain with probably 60 km windsRead more
Some interesting sites along the trail
August 8, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Some interesting sites I’ve seen along the way
Along the Cleveland Hills
August 8, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
We spent the day walking along the Cleveland Way which goes up and down the edges of the Cleveland Hills. There was a nice stop along the way at Lordstones where we had a coffee. We met lots ofRead more
Across the Vale of Mowbray
August 7, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This section of the hike left Richmond and ended at Ingleby Cross. It was 35 km long and is the longest section we will be doing. This section is called the Vale of Mowbray and crossed from the SwaleRead more
More sights on the way to Richmond
August 6, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Here are some more sights from today.
On to Richmond
August 6, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We walked from Reeth to Richmond today, which wasn’t too far (16 km) and only 260 meter ascent. The weather spit rain a few times, just enough to make us stop and put on our jackets before it quit.Read more
To Reeth via the High Route
August 5, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We left Keld with cloudy and cool weather and walked towards Reeth. The Pennine Way crosses the path of the Coast to Coast at Keld, and we walked along it for 100 meters or so until it veered off. WeRead more
More Highlights from the Walk to Keld
August 4, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
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