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Two Eskdalemuir Walks in Two Days
On Wednesday Tom, Niall, and myself did a 4 mile circular walk at Castle O’er. We followed the forestry road and then returned along the very quiet B Road that is so potholed now that very few people...
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A Welsh Get Together at Kippford
 On Wednesday we travelled to Barend Holiday Chalets to meet up with Doreen and Norman Southwell our friends from South Wales. They book a chalet there almost every year, but this may be the last time...
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Gaye's 80th Birthday Treat in Newcastle (4 days early)
Newcastle City Centre on Saturday morning near the Theatre Royal. Very few people about as there was a huge police presence due to the impending problems that have been occurring in cities over the...
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A Visit to Gosforth Nature Reserve
 On Sunday morning Mario took me to Gosforth Nature Reserve. This is a members reserve and the fees are £3 per month with access through coded gates. There are several bird hides on the reserve and it...
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A Puppy Adventure
After a week in Wales the two of them are now inseparable. A first meeting with FinlayAll set for the train journey and he was well behaved most of the time.It's 10 weeks old and very cuteIt is...
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Peter's Seat on the Castleholm
When our friend Peter Bart-Smith died in April we were about to go for a month to California to visit Fraser and his family and that meant we would miss his funeral. I was quite upset at that as Peter...
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A Day Out To Macduff and Portsoy
I took the Stagecoach Double Decker bus from Newmacher to Macduff and Portsoy today. It’s the best way to travel through rural Aberdeenshire seated upstairs at the front of the bus. There are still...
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A Visit to Footdee know as Fittie in Aberdeen
 This village was mentioned as long ago as the 14th century but most of the houses were built in 1808-09. It is sandwiched between the busy harbour and the beach on a spit of land. I walked to it from...
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A Day at The Benty Show
On Saturday we had a day out at Benty Show. Gaye had 6 entries in the Handicrafts and Plant sections.This was her best entry and it got a First in a class if 9 entries.Another First for this...
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A Long Awaited Visit to Kippford and Rockcliffe
A long time ago I promised I would take our friends Mark & Leila Hallam to my favourite walk in Dumfries & Galloway along the shore from Kippford to Rockcliffe so today I managed to keep my...
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Boy's Day out at Melrose
A few weeks ago John and I planned a day out at Melrose and a walk on the river Tweed. That day arrived and what a glorious day it was. Tom and I met Martin, John, and Ken at Tweedbank Station on the...
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Back Walking Again
This was my first Wednesday walk for over a month as a bout of Achilles Tendonitis has had me confined to just very short walks for over a month. Today with Tom I walked a 4 mile route down the Esk at...
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Meeting John at Lockerbie
On Wednesday Tom and I met up with John at Lockerbie Station for a last minute organised walk on Eskrigg Nature Reserve. It had been planned as an exchange of Langholm calendars for John. We used to...
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Graham Family Christmas 2024
The American Graham family spent Christmas in Utah. They drove 750 miles from Saratoga in California to Mendon in Utah, where Leslies's father Carlo lives. They spent a day at Beaver Mountain near...
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A Walk From Stow Railway Station
A lovely walk today from Stow railway station up the Gala Water valley. This was the view looking south from the highest point. When we left Langholm it was misty and 3C but a slow journey with 8 sets...
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Grandson Tommy wins Soccer Trophy
Our American grandson Tommy was playing for his Saratoga under 15s Soccer team in a big tournament in San Diego CA at the weekend and his team played 4 matches in two days and won the tournament. A...
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A Snowdrop Walk in Westerhall Estate
One of the trees blown down by the recent stormOne of the nicest panoramic views in the areaSnowdrops not quite at their best yetI was told by Mike what these are called but I have forgottenMost just...
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Arrival in Seahouses
We arrived in Seahouses and managed to get into our holiday rental 2 hours earlier than planned. Fraser and family arrived in Newcastle at 7.15pm and will stay with his big sister Fiona tonight and...
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A Visit to Cragside
Our plan today was to meet all our family at Cragside at 2.30pm and it worked perfectly. Fraser and family all had long lies except Fraser who had to pick up his hire car. They were still a bit jet...
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A visit to Alnwick Gardens
Our planned trip today was to Alnwick Gardens just 20 minutes down the coast. The weather was again magnificent and quite warm at times in the sheltered parts of the garden. This archway will be green...
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Graham Family Kayaking on River Coquet
This Kayaking trip on the River Coquet was booked some time ago and we couldn’t have chosen a better day as the weather and tides were perfect.Elliot and Leslie in the double one as he was only 10. He...
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A Family trip to Farne Isles
On the boat to the Farne Isles with two of our grandchildren Elliot and EleanorThe Graham family on Inner FarneAs its early in the season this was the only one sitting on a nest we saw.The Puffins have...
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A Beach Walk at Low Newton
We headed to Low Newton for a 4 mile walk along the beach and back through the sand dunes. Gaye and Fraser only did the beach section as the dunes were too steep for Gaye. Fraser looked after Gaye and...
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Last Day of our Family Holiday
On our last morning at the Holiday House in Seahouses I went with Fraser, Leslie and Elliot to the beach for a last walk. It involved crossing this stream on the way back and Leslie managed to get her...
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A Walk From Tweedbank Station
Back on the Tweed for the last section of the walk. A perfect day in excellent weather and in good company.Two thirds of our way through the walk we stopped for lunch in Marmions Bistro in Melrose and...
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