Day 15
Start of the day was to pick up the PW on Hadrians Wall, this is where I finished yesterday, on the roller coaster that this section is. Of course that is how it continued for just over 2 hours, this turned out to be the most demanding 2 hours start of any of the previous days. Most interesting part of this section today was at Sycamore Gap, the location was used in the Kevin Costner film, "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves".
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| Sycamore Gap |
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| Sycamore Gap |
Few more random photos on Hadrians Wall
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| Milecastle 39 |
By the time I was ready to leave Hadrian's Wall I was happy, happy in seeing a fair distance walking on relatively flat terrain.
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| Path leading away from Hadrian's Wall |
Shortly after crossing grassy moorland I came to my first encounter with forestry plantations on the PW. It started off ok, bit dismal on the road tracks then I had a few sections on walk paths only. This is where I come across mud, mud, mud and more mud, it was everywhere, squelching through was a grind. You eventually leave, but only for a short while, then its back in for some more. I was determined it would not get me down, and it didn't, I felt in good spirits, I was enjoying it. I forget to mention, it had been raining off and on since I set out earlier, this lasted all day, but yet I was still enjoying my day.
There was a short section of road walking, just a road, never saw a vehicle on it the time I was there. Then comes a walk past the wonderful named Shitlington Hall, followed by a walk up onto Shitlington Crags, ok tiny things please tiny minds. I was still feeling on top of the world, I felt just like a pig in Shitlington.
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| Shitlington Hall |
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| Shitlington Crags |
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| View off Shitlington Crags |
After this it was a matter of getting across fields down into the nights accommodation, Riverdale Hotel in Bellingham. Looking forward to tomorrow now, from all accounts a rather mundane days walk to Byreness, but when I get there I will be able to welcome Lew and Jo, two good friends of ours. Lew is joining me on the last two days, so heres looking forward to a meet up tomorrow night and hopefully two clear dry days walking over the Cheviot Hills
