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Ploughed Fields near Kelso
It was a grey overcast day but the forecast said there would be no rain until about 5.00pm so Peter, Tom, and I set off for the village of Smailhome near Kelso and a meeting with John & Ken who...
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Another River Esk Walk
As we all had meetings to attend at some time today we decided not to travel far for our weekly walk. John indicated he had never walked the River Esk from Canonbie to Langholm so we set off at 9.00am...
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Rotary Soup Kitchen in aid of "On Call Africa"
It was the Rotary Soup Kitchen this morning in aid of the Charity "On Call Africa" and we raised the magnificent sum of £1000. Leo looks at the choice of sweets with eager anticipation. The Menger...
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The Covenanters Grave on Martins Birthday Walk
Martin selected an 11 mile walk starting in West Linton and taking us up to about 1400ft and the Coventanters Grave. If the walk had been yesterday we would never have made it as there was a lot of...
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Walk to Mayborough Henge & Penrith
Todays walk was a 10 mile circular starting at the village of Stainton and taking in The Mayborough Henge and then on to Penrith and back to Stainton. This is a brand new walkers bridge over the River...
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Cademuir Hill Forts and the Tweed
Todays Wednesday Walk was again up the Borders and in the Tweed Valley starting at Peebles. The weather this morning was very cold but at least it was sunny and the cold east wind was a lot less...
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Clarilaw and Boonraw Walk
Every week Tom joins us for a walk he wears his favourite walking coat and is greeted with comments from the rest of us about the state of it. We counted at least 3 tears in it this week. We have now...
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A Visit to Kirkley Hall
While over at Newcastle this week we took Hannah to Kirkley Hall which has a small Zoo and also a Walled Garden. It was still very cold so we did not spend a long time in the gardens but they are...
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A Walk with Kirsteen
Several weeks ago Kirsteen Davies asked me to show her the proposed route of the River Esk Walk so a week ago we selected this Saturday morning hoping the weather would improve. It was indeed an...
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What a Difference a Day Makes
Saturday we had perfect weather for my River Esk Walk with Kirsteen but after a nights rain this is what the river Esk was like this morning.
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A Gala Walk (At Last)
After a break last week due to bad weather we were due to head for West Cumbria this morning to do an 8 mile circular at Cleator Moor but on looking at the weather forecast at 7.00am this morning we...
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A Week on Mull
I had long planned to bag a few more Scottish inhabited Islands so a week on Mull was booked for John and I to do Ulva, Gometra, and Erraid. As it turned out things like the weather conspired against...
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A Walk on Ulva and Gometra
The ferry journey from Mull to Ulva only takes a few minutes and the ferry operates on demand by sliding a coloured board on the wall overlooking the Boathouse on Ulva. The Boathouse has a superb Tea...
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Peter's Birthday Walk
For Peter's Birthday Walk we headed to Melrose to do the Rhymer's Route which is a 9 mile circuit of the Eildon Hills. Compared with the previous day the weather was much cooler and the forecast was...
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Grandchildren
For the first time we have all four of our Grandchildren staying with us this weekend. It's a bit chaotic but great fun and a fantastic experience. What's even better is that they get on so well...
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A Visit to Winterhope
No visit to Scotland by my American family would ever be complete without a visit to Winterhope the home of our very good friends Jean & Wattie Rutherford. At this time of the year there is loads...
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Leslie and Seven Old Men
My birthday walk took us to Lancaster on the 9.10am train this morning with Martin and Ken joining us at Carlisle station from Edinburgh just 5 minutes before our train arrived from Glasgow. I do love...
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Ellie and Thomas at Drumlanrig Castle
We took the kids for a day at Drumlanrig Castle and they had a great time. The excellent Adventure Playground was a great hit and the both showed no fear on any of the arial slides. Ellie in particular...
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Family Gathering
It was lovely having the family all together last weekend at the Muckle Toon Adventure Festival but even better this weekend when the family was complete with Fraser arriving from California to stay...
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American Family Back in Langholm
After a week with Fiona and Family in Newcastle and Northumberland they came back for 3 nights before going back to Newcastle on Tuesday and then flying back to San Francisco on Wednesday morning. The...
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