Tuesday 10th May 2022 This morning we packed up at The Auld Kirk at Kirkbean where we have stayed for the least three nights. It has been a memorable stay, both for the quality of the building itself and the wonderful welcome from Vanessa, Fergus (human) and Fergus (canine). It can only be classed asContinue reading “Day 191 – Auchencairn to Kirkcudbright 19.5 miles”
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Day 190 – Dalbeattie to Auchencairn 16 miles
Monday 9th May 2022 Having knocked off an extra three miles yesterday, today’s walk would be correspondingly shorter at about 15 miles. The weather was not promising for the afternoon and so we decided to set off early and try and do most of the walk before the rain arrived. We parked on the vergeContinue reading “Day 190 – Dalbeattie to Auchencairn 16 miles”
Day 189 – Carsethorn to (almost) Dalbeattie 21.5 miles
Sunday 8th May 2022 Today was one of those days when the weather was good and walking was good and, after so many days of road and relatively uninteresting walking, we went a bit mad with the cameras. This record is both our photo album and our memories for the time we can no longerContinue reading “Day 189 – Carsethorn to (almost) Dalbeattie 21.5 miles”
Day 188 – Dumfries to Carsethorn 16.5 miles
Saturday 6th May 2022 Jill had a dental appointment in Dalston on Friday and so it seemed like a good opportunity to fit in a few days’ walking even though we needed to be back home again by Wednesday when the glazier is coming. So we had just over an hour to drive from HesketContinue reading “Day 188 – Dumfries to Carsethorn 16.5 miles”
Day 187 – Clarencefield to Dumfries 16.5 miles
Saturday 30th April 2022 I had no great expectations of today’s walk because there would be a lot of tarmac. However, there would be the highlight of Caerlaverock Castle with its highly recommended café and we would be passing there just about at coffee time. We first visited Caerlaverock over thirty years ago when ourContinue reading “Day 187 – Clarencefield to Dumfries 16.5 miles”
Day 186 – Eastriggs to Clarencefield 17.5 miles
Friday 29th April 2022 When I woke I looked out of the window to see clear blue skies. We arrived at Eastriggs and the skies were still blue and the sun was shining. We walked down to the shore line past the fence to the MOD site which is actually named “ESH Eastriggs” (Explosives StoreContinue reading “Day 186 – Eastriggs to Clarencefield 17.5 miles”
Day 185 – Cargo to Eastriggs 17.6 miles
Wednesday 28th April 2022 Today turned out to be a day of two halves, divided by the River Esk. We drove to Cargo and left the car at the end of the road and walked back down to the river bank. It was quite a chilly start and we were walking in sweaters and jackets.Continue reading “Day 185 – Cargo to Eastriggs 17.6 miles”
Day 184 – Bowness on Solway to Cargo 19 miles
Wednesday 27th April 2022 We seem to have struck lucky with the weather on this trip. There is a high hovering over the UK and there is a very low risk of rain but cold nights are forecast and warm, sunny afternoons. This morning there is a thin layer of cloud holding in the coldContinue reading “Day 184 – Bowness on Solway to Cargo 19 miles”
Day 183 – Skinburness to Bowness on Solway 20.8 miles
Saturday 23rd April 2022 Today we decided to borrow Joe’s car and do a two car shuffle. We left one car at Bowness on Solway and drove to Skinburness where we left the second car and set off. Today’s walk is largely about getting around Moricambe Bay, an extensive area of mud and sand formedContinue reading “Day 183 – Skinburness to Bowness on Solway 20.8 miles”
Day 182 – Maryport to Skinburness 18.5 miles
Friday 22nd April 2022 Today we left the car at Skinburness and got a cab to Maryport to pick up our walk where we left off two weeks ago. From the harbour at Maryport we followed the road out of the town and through Maryport Golf Club. Once past the golf club, we got ontoContinue reading “Day 182 – Maryport to Skinburness 18.5 miles”
Just Coasting 