May

Lance

Town Yetholm – Pennine Way – Halterburn - Burnhead – Curr Burn – Clifton on Bowmont – Duncanshaugh – Town Yetholm

Sunny all day and very warm. Strange weather front (see photos)

Lance, Julie, Diane, Richard, George, plus guests Martin and Janette.

Ron and Sandy - in Birmingham

Michael and Michelle - heading for Switzerland

Ashley - in Thailand

Comments

We started along St Cuthbert’s Way. The total ascent was about 1100ft over undulating ground, but the pace was very fair and Lance allowed lots of lolling around. The countryside looked very beautiful for the time of year. There was thick gorse. We absorbed a lot of endorphins. Julie met a former colleague whilst we were having lunch.

We met a variety of dogs: labradoodle, Irish wolfhounds, collie, dachshund. Lots of cute calves and cows, and lambs.

We spotted the Ukrainian flag on a hill top.

“Best walk for a while” - George
“A grand walk” - Richard

Wildlife: We saw a cuckoo and heard two others; herons, martins, lots of swallows, starlings. Hare, deer, rabbits.

The Plough in Town Yetholm. The curry was very hot - Lance just managed to cope. No crumble.

May walkers

Bowmont Water

Striding Out

Leaving Kirk Yetholm

Off to the hills on the Pennine Way

Heading south at Halterburn

On to the Border Ridge

Found a new friend

Chilling out

So dry the nettles are wilting

Following Curr Burn north

Mysterious front

Fabulous gorse

Back on Bowmont Water

Cheers from the Plough