Our First Full Day in Rockcliffe
We arrived in Rockcliffe on Friday afternoon and this was my first walk along the shore with the Island of Heston in the distance.Our small holiday cottage and very comfortable it is.Saturday morning...
View ArticleMy Favourite Walk from Rockcliffe to Kippford
Our cottage in Rockcliffe from the public path going past itA nice stream I have to cross on the way back to the cottageA private pier and the causeway to Rough Island The Tree of the Year as voted by...
View ArticleMeeting Old Friends and a Visit to a Deer Park
In 2 days time we will have been married 53 years so it was appropriate we met up with our Bridesmaid Sheila Glencross (now McVinnie) at the home of Gaye's cousin Dora. Sheila was only 16 at our...
View ArticleA Canonbie Autumnal Walk
After our holiday in Rockcliffe it was back to my Thursday walk with Mike and Charlie. Just a 4 mile walk at Canonbie, but an excellent autumnal day and the hedgerows were full of berries.One of my...
View ArticleWalking the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme
Today Tom and I went up to Hawick to walk the recently opened Hawick Flood Protection Scheme. This was an almost 4 mile walk and took us from Mansfield Park, the home of Hawick Rugby Club to where the...
View ArticleA Walk Near Kelso With The Last of the Summer Wine Walkers
Todays walk with my walking friends started at the village of Sprouston near Kelso. The first section of the walk headed down to the river Tweed and we followed it downstream for over a mile. One car...
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