Day 2 of our weekend away. We woke at around 7:30am after a comfortable night in our cosy little cottage. We had a slow morning of coffees and toast before packing up and heading out to Barrasford, which was some 35mins drive away.
We parked up in the Barrasford Arms pub car park where the owner came out to chat to us about where we were going and kindly offered to fill any bottles with water before wishing us a good day. Phil assures us that this pub does some fantastic food. If I'm ever back in the area I'll be sure to try it out.
We set off just before 10am. Thankfully the weather was a little cooler than the day before and a little overcast to start. We headed off down the road and it wasn't long before we found the river and rejoined the trail.
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| (Passing through Chollerton) |
Although we were aching from the day before, we all had a spring in our step at the thought of a shorter walk today, and the prospect of being at the end of the River North Tyne by lunch time. Something that seemed so far away only a few months ago!
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| (A rather grand entrance) |
A lot of today's walking was on the roadside but thankfully some roads had paths alongside and those that didn't were relatively quiet. It wasn't long before we found ourselves in Chollerton and quite quickly after that, Chollerford.
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| (Mandatory selfie!) |
The day got warmer as we walked along Homer's lane and we were all quite surprised when Phil informed us we only had 1 mile to go to Warden. The walk had flown over.
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| (Thirsty hiker) |
Once at Warden we headed straight into the Boatside Inn for a much deserved pint to toast our achievement.
When we started this section at the beginning of the year, this point seemed so far away. As we have busy lives, jobs and other commitments we were unsure how long it would take us to find the time to complete each stage. We are so proud of each other for how far we've came and cant wait to get stuck in to the next section and have set a date in August to start it. I am also really proud of Chance, my Hairy Hiker. He's never shown signs of slowing down and has manged to keep going and soldier on in the blistering heat this weekend. He never fails to amaze me, he boosts the morale of the group and even Phil has warmed to him now. He might even miss him when this is all over!
A special mention to Helen, who was celebrating her 60th birthday this week. She also recently celebrated 10 years of being cancer free. This weekend was part of her birthday celebrations, spending her time doing something she loves.
Happy birthday Helen.
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| (Happy hikers) |
This walk took us 2 hours 45 mins and we logged it as just under 7 miles. A fully enjoyable day and an easier walk than previous stages.
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