Early July 2019 on the plot

Here's a link to the photo's that I took today.The plot's now getting towards full production of summer fruit and veg.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TzSaoxj8Q3k8X18C9

Hadrian's Wall Cycle Route

A leisurely three day cycling tour going west to east on route 72 between Burgh by Sands on the Solway and Wallsend on Tyne with pals Andrew,Pat and Denis.
On the first couple of days we were riding into a gusty headwind when traversing the higher ground, but the much threatened rain only materialised for a short while at the beginning of our final day from Hexham.
I didn't take any photos but here's a link to some ,mostly taken by Pat with a few by Denis, which I've edited into a photo album.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jJN1ajtpCkzqRWus5

OS Route maps

https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/3558025/Hadrians-Wall-Cycle-Route-Day-1

 https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/3558109/Hadrians-Wall-Cycle-Route-Day-2

 https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/3558164/Hadrians-Wall-Cycle-Route-Day-3

 

Kershopehead Bothy and Glendhu Hill

A Monday night stay at Kershopehead Bothy just on the Cumbrian side of the Border,with my pals Philip and Andrew of Merrydown fame,with an ascent of Glendhu Hill on the Northumberland border the next day before the walk back through the forest to the car.

Here's a link to the photo album 

The burn was up a bit for our crossing back over from the Scottish side

Kershopehead

Thomas Davidson Memorial

Glendhu Hill trig

Kershope Bridge

Two more Border Bothies and another visit to the Tibetan Temple kitchen garden

Last Spring my Border Bothy bagging exploits were slightly curtailed by a dodgy car with the exhaust held on by garden wire.A newer replacement vehicle and a good mid April forecast saw me venture forth into the Borders once again,visiting Greensykes and Dryfehead bothies interposed by another visit to the kitchen gardens at the Samye Ling Monastery near Eskdalemuir.Compared to last year's visit in May there's very little in the ground yet but in the greenhouses there's masses of stuff in multisown modules waiting to be planted out.Here's a link to the photo album