Thursday 19th May : 238.5 miles and 33,143 ft of ascents Bryness to Kirk Yetholm ( hopefully) This is it..The longest day I awake at 5.20am. Thoughts 1 What will the weather be? Raining stair-rods?Hailstones? Fierce Headwind? Look out of the window, thank goodness the wind is south-westerly, moderated and signs of sun, no rain, so OK. 2 Can I do the distance? Three days over 20 miles so far so 25 miles should be OK (but I must get back for dinner). 3 What ...

Wednesday 18th May: 222 miles and 31,368ft of ascents Bellingham to Bryness The penultimate day! All my thoughts are on the weather for tomorrow..the longest and hardest day....but today at least seems OK ish. Annie is walking with me and we will be lucky to get away with out rain, but there is still a strong westerley wind blowing. As Annie is with me, she is in charge of the camera!We set off from our campsite at Bellingham at 9.15am, at least in sunshine f...

Tuesday 17th May: 209 miles and 30,012ft of ascents Steel Rigg to Bellingham Today started with Molly and I having to walk 0.5 mile to Rapishaw Gap, to get back to Hadrians Wall, this was followed by a gentle undulating track across squelchy, boggy moorland and forest for several hours...it was comparativley relaxing, very few still climbs, and as usual very quiet with out any sign of human life..where are all the PW walkers?? The forests were dense and dark...

Monday 16th May 2011 Greenhead to Steel Rigg The night istempestuous. The weather is gale force winds all night long. Most of the night we were awake as were Molly and alan. The noise of the wind on the vehicle and bikes and the rocking of the vehicle and bikes seemed to go on for ever.In the morning we try to move Horace but one of the wheels is 6" below ground level and a tractor is needed. Today I am accompanied by Alan and we depart ourcampsite and le...

Today there is a change. Annie is accompanying me for the first time. (I think she is juist trying to get out of updating our blog). Anyway we leave at 9.30 walking up via "the tube"and the scrap-yard to get to Alston "city-centre" on an early sunday morning. We are soon off on the Pennine Way and through a variety of farmyards where chickens proliferate. Annie's first experience of climbing over such a variety of stiles leadfs to suggestions...