Hadrian’s Wall
Hadrian’s Wall – 2022 (Day 4)
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…
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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…
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🥾 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.…
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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…
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We did it! Carlisle to Bowness on Solway We did it! Yep, we walked across a whole country and actually jogged the last two miles! How crazy is that? I didn’t get many recordings done today, I just enjoyed the journey, but there were some highlights. I’m so incredibly proud of everyone who crossed that…
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Banks to Carlisle Total walked: 69.7 miles Distance today: 18.3 miles (I did a bit extra to get some photos for Willen Hospice). Hurt my ankle by falling down a hill. My ankle went into a rabbit hole but I kept going! It’s all strapped up so should be fine for our last day tomorrow.…
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Twice Brewed to Banks DISTANCE: 15.87 (as I also enjoyed a section along the Penine Way today by mistake!) TOTAL MILES: 55.5 WEATHER: Hot! Dam Hot! HIGHLIGHTS:- 🥚 Eggs benedict for breakfast (but a bit snotty egg for me) 🥾 Today’s terrain was tough! The downs were much harder than expected, especially in that heat!…
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The one with Sycamore Gap. LOCATION: Chollerford to Twice Brewed DISTANCE: (double checked!) 12.9 miles. Poles were needed today! WEATHER: Absolutely brilliant. We’ve been so lucky with the weather. Today’s been a suncream kind of day with a nice gentle breeze. Fabulous! TERRAIN: Stunning views but very challenging steep hills. Lots of ups and downs…
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