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Trip start
May 7, 2022
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Home to Jedburgh
May 7, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
A pleasant drive via Carlisle to Jedburgh, the latter part on deserted, twisty roads.

Very good to see Katy and Thomas over lunch in Carlisle.

Explored Jedburgh to get oriented and establish our choices for eating out during the week. We will not starve. Post boxes are Victorian.

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Selkirk to Galashiels
May 8, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Dropped the car in Galashiels (free parking on Sunday) and took the bus to Selkirk. A quick coffee in the marketplace we set off on the Borders Abbeys Way.

Wildlife spots today: an owl, a hare, orange spot butterflies, dippers, a pair of goosanders.

Dragged Julia along a tricky riverside path towards the end. Thankfully it ended where I hoped, on the southern upland way path.Read more
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Galashiels to Newtown St Boswell
May 9, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Drove to Newtown St Boswell and then took bus to Galashiels. Medium length walk with lunch in Melrose. Very tasty mushroom soup at Apple Jam.

Melrose Abbey is partially closed, along with all the other local abbeys due to possible weaknesses in the lofty stonework, i.e. it might fall on your head.

Take away pizza in evening and a late walk around the local cemetery.Read more
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Kelso to Jedburgh
May 10, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Longer walk, with the day treated as a leg of a Camino, i.e. early start, early finish.

07:10 bus to Kelso for a cool breezy start. We fortified ourselves with a fried egg sandwich and a coffee before starting the walk.

Long sections walking beside the Tweed and the Teviot.

Arrived back in Jedburgh before 1pm in time to get a light lunch at the Naked Sourbough bakery - white bean soup with cavalo nero and Parmesan, and a grilled cheese sandwich using charcoal and sesame sourdough and kimchi.Read more
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Hawick to Jedburgh
May 11, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Early bus to Hawick so that we could walk anti-clockwise back to Jedburgh with the wind behind us.

13.1 miles plus a couple of detours for flood prevention works and an eroded footpath by the Teviot.

Delightful cafe stop in Denholm where we also had a friendly lecture on famous sons of Denholm.Read more
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Selkirk to Hawick
May 12, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Another early start to catch the 07:45 bus from Hawick to Selkirk so that we could do the walk in reverse, as before.

The forecast was for cold winds so we added warmer clothes and I dropped the shorts. The weather varied between cold and quite warm when the sun came out and there was shelter.

Crossed the highest point on the Borders Abbeys Way and did the most ascending (over 1500’) in a day, but still arrived at our destination by 13:30.Read more
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Newtown St Boswell to Kelso
May 13, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Borders bus to Newtown St Boswell ready to start walking at 8:45.

This was the longest days walking at just over 15 miles, but not too hilly and with a tailwind.

We met a group of four women, and then a solo man all doing the Borders Abbeys Way.

Scenery attractive and different from previous sections.

Finished walking at 14:30, time for tea and cake in Kelso. Pizza for tea again!Read more
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Trip end
May 13, 2022