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Time to go for a walk again!
Thanks to everyone who followed my Camino blog (http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/kristimoen/1/tpod.html) and for your kind feedback. As I wrote the blog it truly was as if you were on the trip with me, which was wonderful. So, if you're up for another journey... Let's do Hadrian's Wall!
You may be asking, what the heck is Hadrian's Wall? I would have said the same thing 5 months ago..... I was speaking to someone I had just met about my Camino experience when she asked, "have you ever done Hadrian's Wall"? (which I actually thought she said "Adrian's wall" so it did take some amount of time to find it on google!?) "Hadrian's Wall?", I said, "what's that?!?"
In a nutshell, Hadrian's Wall is a stone wall that the Roman's built in 122AD under the rule of Hadrian (hence the name). The belief is that they built the wall to separate the Romans from "the barbarians". While not much of the wall remains standing, the path still runs along the wall. I've heard of coast to coast walks before, and they have always intrigued me.
Hadrian's wall runs just south of the Scottish border and covers a little over 80 miles.
However, it doesn't quite run from sea to sea, so the plan is to go east past the beginning of the trail to the North Sea, dip a boot in the water, then head west past the trail end to dip a boot in the Irish Sea. This will make the walk a little more than 100 miles, and a true coast to coast adventure!
The Wall walk should take about one week and will actually take place in the middle of the journey. The trip will begin in Amsterdam for a few days, then an overnight ferry across to the UK for the walk, then up to Edinburgh to spend a few days in Scotland - for a total of 2 weeks.
The Cast: As you may know, I walked the Camino on my own. For this journey I have 3 willing accomplices (victims!?) joining in - Tom (my hubby), his good friend Mike (from Dallas), and my good friend Becky (from Chicago area). They have graciously agreed that I can write away and include them in my stories and photos... no matter how embarrassing (well, they say this NOW).
It's been fun planning with others - comparing notes, doing REI runs together, discussing how much our packs weigh, etc... And now the backpacks have been packed and re-packed, taped into trash bags for the trip (classy!), and we're headed to the airport in an hour..... this is the last day with makeup and styled hair for some time :)
Next stop - Amsterdam!
- comments
Teresa borneman How fun! I'm excited for you all.
Diane So cool! Have a great time!
Terry M. One of your key challenges in getting along with the local tribes in that area is participating in a ritual called "a wee dram". They take grain, sprinkle it with water, wait until it sprouts, dry it over peat fires, put the mashed up grain in vats, wait while it ferments, then heat it up in an enclosed copper vessel and drink the condensed vapors. I know it sounds weird, but I have participated in this ritual on several occasions and it can be quite enjoyable. We should have practiced before you left. My bad.
Brianne Sounds like fun!!! Have a great trip :-)
Glenna Safe travels and few blisters!!
Sandy As the Scottish say:Turas math dhuibh!Haste Ye Back!
T. Be safe and have fun, excited to read along with you guys!
Kathryn Kanaan visit sloterdijk in Amsterd., my heritage!
ALINA Writing a blog an hour before you leave for the airport???? Have a great time!!XOXOX
Peggy Wood Have fun. Can't wait for the next entry. Hugs to all!
Anne Yeah, we are going on vacation again! Thanks for including me - can't wait to experience this with you!!
Theresa W Yay! So excited that you're on the road again. This time with added Tom! Reading your blog at lunchtime is definitely the highlight of my work day. We will have to catch up with the crew when you get back. Have fun! T