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The Beast From the East and its Not Tom
This storm has been forecast for over a week and my goodness the forecasters were right. We were on the fringe of the storm yesterday and managed to get away with just a few centimetres but today is...
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Feed the Birds on Foot
Since the snow arrived on Tuesday night we were concerned that nobody had been to the Bird  Hide to feed the birds so Bob and Nancy and I set out to walk the 6 mile round trip to top up the feeders....
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Checking out the Canonbie Umbrella Walk route
Its almost time for the Langholm and Canonbie Umbrella Walks so Tom decided we should check out the Canonbie route as he is once again in charge of it. We were joined by David and Bowman and Ruger for...
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Martin's Birthday Walk on the Cross Border Drove Road
We all met up in Peebles for Martin's Birthday Walk which took us up Hamilton Hill and then onto the Cross Border Drove road. Unfortunately John had to call off at the last minute as he had to take his...
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The Canonbie Walk Yet Again
We had planned a walk along the River Annan but Tom had to put signs up for the Langholm Rotary Club Canonbie Umbrella Walk on Saturday so he insisted we helped him with this. Once again it caused many...
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Walking the Umbrella Walk for the Buccleuch Centre
Today along with Iona Butlin and Ian Graham we walked the Langholm Rotary Club Umbrella Walk to raise money for The Buccleuch Centre. Iona and Ian photographed here with Frankie Steele who was acting...
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Arrived in Sitges
We all arrived in Sitges on Saturday, but Fraser and family were delayed by a few hours and then missed a train connection  between the Airport and Sitges so they were very tired when they arrived....
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A Few Hours on the Beach followed by Tapas
A nice morning but not too hot so a couple of hours on the beach was as long as we could suffer before the sand got everywhere. The kids enjoyed themselves though.Its a lovely beach and kept very clean...
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Sagrada FamÃlia in Barcelona
An early start from Sitges Railway Station this morning and Gaye is loving having her grandchildren to keep her company, Elliot would not come in the photo as he prefers to keep Granny Gaye to himself....
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A Visit to Palace Maricel in Sitges
An easier day with no rail travel and just a walk from our Villa to the town centre in Sitges. We passed this bay nearby where we are staying and it was full of surfers. Leo counted 67 of them. The...
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A Visit to Montserrat Monastery and Basilica
As Fraser had hired a larger car we headed off to Montserrat Monastery and Basilica which was about a 50 minute drive from our Villa at Sitges. Fiona and the kids and Gaye decided to stay in Sitges as...
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Final Day at Sitges
Our last full day in Spain and a quiet one for Gaye and I while the rest of the family were at Barcelona Zoo. The sea is still running quite high with huge breakers. We enjoyed a nice walk and a seat...
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A Local Walk and a Good Crack
It was the first walk with David for a while so we kept it local as he was busy before he heads of for a fortnight in Barbados. We were extremely lucky with the weather and brollies were only needed...
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Up and Down the River Annan
Despite a lot of overnight rain it was dry and almost sunny when we started our River Annan walk from Annan to Brydekirk and back. The first obstacle was this Gorse near the Annan bridge but Tom...
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Sandra's 70th Birthday Weekend in Reeth
We had been invited by Sandra to Reeth for the weekend to spend some time together celebrating her 70th Birthday. We met Margaret and Robert at Gretna and I drove the 4 of us to Reeth in time for us to...
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Walking from Bentpath to Langholm through Westerhall
We always walk through Westerhall at this time of the year to see the Azaleas. They are a wee bit late this year so not at their best yet but by the end of May they should be stunning. Starting at...
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A Beautiful Day in Newcastleton
This was todays walk at Newcastleton. With the small detour to the local cemetery it was just short of 7 miles on such a beautiful day. It was only Tom and myself today as the rest are otherwise...
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My Birthday Walk at Lauder
We last did this walk in Lauder in January 2015 on a bitterly cold day with snow and ice all around. I thought it would be good to go back so I selected it for my Birthday Walk. The weather was perfect...
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British Lion Billy Steele
This is an article I have written for The Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser out on Thursday 31st May about my good friend Billy Steele who has just received this presentation as he represented the...
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Another Visit to Greensykes Bothy
We have regularly walked to Greensykes near Glendinning to see the progress being made of the lovely Bothy there. There were 6 of us today as Fiona joined us while she is over in Langholm for a few...
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