ÉcosseThe Scottish BordersJedburgh55°28’32” N 2°33’28” W
7 mai 2022, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 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 ourEn savoir plus
ÉcosseThe Scottish BordersJedburgh55°28’32” N 2°33’28” W
8 mai 2022, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 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,En savoir plus
9 mai 2022, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 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 theEn savoir plus
ÉcosseThe Scottish BordersJedburgh55°28’32” N 2°33’28” W
10 mai 2022, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 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 coffeeEn savoir plus
ÉcosseThe Scottish BordersJedburgh55°28’32” N 2°33’28” W
11 mai 2022, Écosse ⋅ 🌙 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 theEn savoir plus
ÉcosseThe Scottish BordersJedburgh55°28’32” N 2°33’28” W
12 mai 2022, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 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 theEn savoir plus
ÉcosseThe Scottish BordersJedburgh55°28’32” N 2°33’28” W
13 mai 2022, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 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, andEn savoir plus
