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Route

Walk leader

Bernie

Route

Housesteads – Crag Lough – Sycamore Gap – Twice Brewed – Vindolanda - Housesteads

Weather

Cloudy, Ashley got a drop of rain on his head, some sunny periods.

Walkers

Bernie, Ashley, Michael, Michelle, Ron, Sandy, George, Ken.

Excuses

Diane and Richard - meeting penguins in Antarctica

Excuse of the Year 2016

Comments

It wasn't as wet as we had expected. There were only one or two really muddy bits, but we experienced a lot of up and down walking. We passed a famous person, Robson Green, who was with a friend. We viewed the renowned sycamore tree on Hadrian's wall from just about every angle.

We had a sheltered lunch spot. The leader avoided taking us to the pub at Twice Brewed, but we had a good look at the new visitor centre which was under construction. Michael gave Ashley and Bernie a history lesson on Hadrian’s Wall. Bernie was given a sweet by a stranger.

We weren't allowed to use the loos at Vindolanda without paying the full entry fee for the museum. We had a photo stop beside signpost pointing to Rome, 1170 miles away.

There were nice green cycle signs on the Coast-to-coast route. We passed a fairy grotto in an old tractor tyre and a statuesque duck. We debated whether it was artificial, until it moved when we got too close. There were lots of sheep – some very fluffy as if washed and blow-dried. A few winter crops were in evidence.

 

Meal

Falcon’s Nest, North Gosforth: slow service and a more limited menu than previously.


Photo Gallery

walkers

November walkers group

michelle

Michelle

michael

Michael

east

Looking east

 

walkers

Group en route

 

way

On the way

 

wall

Hadrian's Wall

 

crag lough

Crag Lough

 

sycamore

Sycamore Gap

 

milecastle

Milecastle

house

House

 

rome

A long way to go

ashley

Ashley

 

 

group

At Vindolanda

 

vindolanda

Vindolanda

 

 

sign

Sign

 

gnomes

Gnomes

 

 

 

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