“Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends” (Emerson Lake and Palmer circa 1973) Well, it’s been a little over a year dear readers and I am about to head off on another adventure. This time to the English/Scottish border to walk the northern most border of the Roman Empire, Hadrian’s Wall. So,Continue reading “He’s at it again!”
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In Memoriam
I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love. ~Leo Buscaglia~ Continue reading “In Memoriam”
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, we go a marching
Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward. -Drew Houston So, one more comment regarding my mother and life in general then back to the trek. Many of you who followed me last year will recall that the start of tat trek startedContinue reading “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, we go a marching”
And awaaay we go!
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”― Mark Twain Well folks it’s here I’m waiting for the limoContinue reading “And awaaay we go!”
Scots what hae?i
Holy crap! It’s English but what the hell are they saying?!? Me Well in the overall scheme of things it was a fairly uneventful trip. Of course it helped that I booked my Atlanta flight to JFK with a 2.5 hour layover (flight out of TRI was an hour late) and the Atlanta to JFKContinue reading “Scots what hae?i”
Day 1 Bowness on Solway to Burgh by the Sands
Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca So a brilliant morning bright sunshine, temps in the low fifties wind out of the West (at our backs which will I think become more important as we move on) with gust around 20. In other words, perfect hiking weather. We areContinue reading “Day 1 Bowness on Solway to Burgh by the Sands”
Day 2 Burgh to Carlisle
“In England there is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” -English saying So we started where we stopped the day before in part because both Rich and I wanted to get pictures of the statue of Edward the First who died at Brugh by the Sands (pronounced locally as Bruff be Sand….andContinue reading “Day 2 Burgh to Carlisle”
Day 3 Carlisle to Newtown
Don’t confuse your path with your destination. Just because it’s stormy now doesn’t mean that you aren’t headed for sunshine. -Anonymous So the morning starts; dark,ominous it had rained all night and look like it could rain all day. So, I made a decision to change out of out of my short to just aContinue reading “Day 3 Carlisle to Newtown”
Day 4 Newtown to Gilsland
Hadrian’s Wall was medieval England’s Home Depot– Mike Salvino Today was a much better day weather wise with no rain and temps in the 50s. Our first stop today was the ruins of the Lanercost Priory. The priory was almost totally built with materials “knicked” from the wall. The priory was constructed in the midContinue reading “Day 4 Newtown to Gilsland”
Day 4 part 2
Good night’s sleep always helps. We started moving into the highlands yesterday as we and saw the wall for the first time and the ruins of a large Roman fort that held 1000 men. Enjoy the photos. Thought this shot gave a little better perspective
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