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| Only Tom and me today as everybody else is busy so it was a bus journey to Hollows on the posh Borders Bus and a walk along the Esk to Langholm. Just 5 minutes before I took this photo of the Coll at Hollows Mill I had a very nasty fall as the stone steps down to the riverside were quite slippy after the rain and my feet just shot from underneath me. Luckily I have a lot of padding on my bum so no real damage done I hope, but I am now very sore and my left hand is badly bruised as I tried to save myself. There is a lot more water in the Esk than there was a week ago. |
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| Gilnockie Tower with scaffolding going up for yet another repair job. |
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| This section of the walk is almost impassable when the Esk is in flood and we had a few scary moments. Langholm Walks now have permission from Buccleuch Estates to provide a way marked walk between Canonbie and Langholm but several stretches will have to be avoided on instructions from Buccleuch Estates. |
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| One slip and you would be in the river |
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| Tom making his way with great care |
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| Near Irving House we came to this barrier so we made our way past it for a few yards to find the path has slipped into the Esk and therefore this section is now impossible and I doubt if it will be repaired. It certainly wont be included in the new walk |
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| A good view of the River Esk from the old A7 road. |