Hadrian’s Wall

Let’s get this shit done ✅ (in Pat’s words!! We did it! 12 started, 12 finished!  🥾 DISTANCE:  15 miles  📍LOCATION: Carlisle to Bowness on Solway  🌞 WEATHER: overcast, dark clouds but the weather gods were looking out for us and it didn’t rain at all.  ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? We had a few tears…

🥾 DISTANCE: 19 miles in total  📍LOCATION: Birdoswald to Carlisle  🌞 WEATHER: Another perfect day. Not one drop of rain, sun at times but mainly dry & cloudy. ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? As we near the end of the trail our bodies are screaming at us. From sunburn to shin splints.  Let’s just say the…

The one with the surprise visit, cow incident and the convicts!  🥾 DISTANCE:  12.8 miles  📍LOCATION: Twice Brewed to Birdoswald  🌞 WEATHER: Another good walking weather day. Cloudy, but windy, sprinkling of sunshine which actually burnt my ankles! ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? How honest should I be? A few more blisters have appeared and hiking…

The one with the PUDS, trail magic and true grit.  🥾 DISTANCE: 13 miles  📍 LOCATION: Chollerford to Twice Brewed 🌞 WEATHER: Overcast, but warm and windy. Good walking weather.  ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? We are now starting to see a few more blisters, and painful hips and ankles. Saying that, spirits are high and…

🥾 DISTANCE: 16 miles  📍 LOCATION: Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford  ⛅️ WEATHER: Cloudy, windy, rain and sunshine! Actually, it was perfect walking weather.  ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? No heat stroke today, so that’s a bonus. We now have a few blisters, sore hips and achey shoulders (and one painful wrist). Nothing serious, just aches and pains.…

The one with the Lego jail full of criminals, class A drug spillages and the life-like gnome! DISTANCE: 15.5 miles LOCATION: Wallsend to Heddon-on-the-Wall WEATHER: Today’s weather was misleading! Cloudy with a splattering of rain but also extremely hot. HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING: Two cases of mild heat stroke and one case of sunburn! no blisters…