Day 3 - feel the burn

Yes,feel the burn,not the burn from having to climb up the mountain (I hope I'm right I'm thinking that's 1000ft) but from the relentles April Scottish sun,I am lobster boy while Gary looks like a fire enging,only more red.

Luckily up the mountain was a sign indicating we had reached the half way point ,praise be. I'm writing this in the Border Hotel in captain kirk yetholm where I have just had a bowl of Cullen Skink-I think it's the only thing I'll be eating from now on! I'm going to learn how to make it as soon as I get back.

Day 2 - Follow the cross, not the roman hats

Praise be for these little signposts, placed at corners of confusion for low, they show the true way of the duck. Luckily we have been reunited with the map and now have some clue as to where we're going.

Day 2 - Follow the cross, not the roman hats

Praise be for these little signposts, placed at corners of confusion for low, they show the true way of the duck. Luckily we have been reunited with the map and now have some clue as to where we're going.

Day 2 - Indiana Jones

Look's quite stable doesn't it - nah,it's like a bloody trampoline!

Day 2 - The mocking hills

We're having lunch at Fair Maiden Lilliard's stone,she was a fiesty bird who kept beating up the english - "an when her legs were cuttit off she fought upon her stumps" - a sensible policy for a happier Britain!

The hills in the picture which we crossed yesterday in Melrose seem to be getting closer everytime I see them,they doth mock me! Am also pleased to report in the last hour we haven't lost anything else.

Day 2 - Leaving the tweed

As we leave the tweed behind and it comes time to change to the next OS map the dawning realisation that we have also left that behind,in the luggage that's being moved by van. I have taken the precaution of confiscating everything of any value from Gary to improve our chances from slim to marginal, Onward!

Day two - quack

Good thing we only had a light breakfast, we still took the precaution of crossing one at a time

Day One - No blisters

Luckily we're walking so haven't been effected by the volcano (although you can smell it in shetland apparently) although we have managed to loose the guidebook after only two hours which had the only map in it, luckily the footpath is very well signposted.

We started at Melrose abbey which is very picturesque and remarkably well preserved and then started off up the hill which I managed to do without dying or falling over - the weather has been quite good so far and the sun has poked its head out a few times. Today was a gentle introduction as it was only 7 miles but tommorow is a little longer at 12 miles.

Signing off now to try and wake Gary up as he's snoring in the bath!