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Another Day on Brampton Ridge Walk
I had recently walked this route with Mike Tinker but not on a beautiful day like today with lovely autumnal sunshine all the way and a carpet of leaves everywhere. Tom and I picked up Peter in...
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A Walk at Carlaeverlock Nature Reserve and Ward Law Hill Fort
Normally I don't put my Thursday walk on my Blog but today my walk with Mike took us to Caerlaverock Nature Reserve and Ward Law Hill Fort so worth recording on this and also on my Facebook page. The...
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David's 80th Birthday Walk and Lunch
David is the first of the Last of the Summer Wine Walkers to reach 80, well almost as his birthday is not until Sunday but we met up this morning at The Buccleuch Centre for Coffee and then did an...
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Storm Arwen wreaks havoc in Langholm
This sequence of photos were taken over Saturday and Sunday and are out of the order taken but if they have snow on them they are Sundays. Storm Arwen hit us on Friday night and for about 12 hours...
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A Walk Round Potholm after Storm Arwen
It is now 12 days since we had Storm Arwen and life is beginning to get back to normal in Eskdale, although the B709 road from Langholm to Benpath is still officially closed. You can however get...
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New Years Day Walk Round Potholm
As per usual we did the 5 mile walk round Potholm this morning. It used to coincide with the Whisky Run but nobody is organising this now since Mike and Charlie gave it up 2 years ago. There was only...
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Fantastic Walk up Stennieswater on a Cold but Sunny Day
This was our destination today for our Wednesday walk. It was only Tom and myself and we had travelled to Under Stennieswater once before together and I had been once with Mike Tinker so we decided we...
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A Walk to Grune Point at Silloth with Mike
Mike and I made plans a week ago to go to Silloth for a walk today as he had never walked to Grune Point before. We could not have got a better day as it was wall to wall sunshine all day. It was a wee...
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A New Local Walk
In the last 2 years most of my walking has been near Langholm or within a 6 mile radius of Langholm. Today I decided to try a walk I had never done before. When you consider that I have walked for...
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John Muir Trail to Dunbar
We travelled to Edinburgh for a visit to John and Sandria. The journey up was tough going with gale force winds but we made it despite a lorry blown over at Soutra and a few trees falling over part of...
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Catkins and Snowdrops on The Annandale Way
Today my walk with Mike took us to Annan for a walk on the Annandale Way up one side of the river to Brydekirk and then back down the opposite side. We soon arrived at the spot where the first of 2...
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A Day in Kippford
On Sunday we decided at short notice to have a day out at Kippford as it had been a hectic and difficult week for both Gaye and myself with several friends going down with Covid and also my busy...
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Our 50th Wedding Anniversary (Early) and a Family Visit
The Graham Family on the day they departed back to California.Making my Speech at the Wedding Anniversary Afternoon Tea in The Buccleuch CentreOut for a walk with GayeOur 5 Grandchildren, Hannah,...
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Our First Birthday Walk for 2 Years
Our first Birthday walk for over 2 years. With Niall back from 2 years exile in Australia it was great for us all to be back together again. John was absent due to a sore knee and Niall was limping,...
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Our 75th Birthday Island Adventure Starts
Five years ago my friend John and I were 70 and celebrated by going to Orkney for a week with Gaye and Sandria. It is now our 75th year so to celebrate this we are heading to the Outer Hebrides and...
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Islands no 57 and 58 on Outer Hebrides at Last
I last visited Scottish inhabited Islands in 2018 so it was a real pleasure today to complete the last 2 islands in the Outer Hebrides since my visit there many years ago. This is Flodaigh on Benbecula...
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My First Corncrake
Monday started with torrential rail and 40mph gales so it was early afternoon before we ventured out of the house. I went a walk in the rain and got drenched and within half an hour of me getting back...
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A Visit to Berneray and a Meeting With two Crofters
A drive this morning to the north of North Uist and a visit to the Island of Berneray. This is a Croft near Berneray where we stopped to visit a War Memorial and I had a long blether with a Crofting...
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Seven Islands in a Day
We set off early this morning to catch the Ferry to Barra from Eriskay which involved a drive through North Uist, Grimsay, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Barra, and Vatersay. A wonderful day with...
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An Aborted Attempt to Walk to Vallay Island
Our plan this morning was to walk to Vallay Island in the north of North Uist. This was the only day we could do it due to the tide times. It as blowing about 20mph gale when we started the 1.5 mile...
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