Well, that's another13.5 miles under the belt, or should we say off the boots! On a breezy morning we headed down to Jedburgh, boarded a bus ( a bit of a novelty for us non pensioners) to Kelso. Needless to say before we were out of the town several members had added some fuel for the walk in the form of pies, sausage rolls and bridies! Already there were boats out and fishermen trying their luck on this famous river as we passed by Springwood Park with Ednam House Hotel on the right and the famous Junction Pool where the Tweed and Teviot meet. After crossing the bridge we headed down onto a riverside path which took us past the ruins of Roxburgh Castle. There were numerous swans along the route, duck and heron and some friendly fishermen advised us to look out for otters. However, there was only a brief glimpse of one later on for some of the group. Maybe Pat's wee terrier Talla scared them off.
After Roxburgh village as we passed underneath the former railway viaduct we had to get the waterproofs out of the rucksacks as a shower headed our way. That seemed to be the pattern for the remainder of the day at times when the wind died down and the sun came out it was really warm and then a few minutes later the wind got up and it was bitterly cold! But despite the weather as we passed by Sunlaws village on the other side of the river there seemed no shortage of golfers out on the Roxburgh Course.
Pat's Hat
At this point we should possibly explain the history behind the photographs of Pat's Hat - or the explanation for it turning up in strange places. On one of the earlier walks someone took a pic looking down a hill. Pat was coming up at the time but the only bit appearing over the skyline was the stripey hat.So from then on the challenge was to photograph the hat! Thus Pat in the bath on Drinkstone on the Hawick to Selkirk walk. Yesterday, she found another bath this time with water! See the attached pic.
Took a while for her to dry out!
As we headed up onto the former railway line now lush green, it was hard to imagine trains running along here in the past, but the former line certainly made easy walking. Just after Ormiston Mains the pangs of hunger indicated it was lunchtime so a welcome stop beckoned. Compared to most of the earlier walks, this was a lot flatter, different countryside, we saw more people, and for the horse lovers amongst us, we lost count of the number of ponies.
After crossing the Teviot at Nisbet we headed up the river (where some of fields were the size of a small farm) and it was near here there was a glimpse of an otter. But despite hovering about for a while he didn't reappear but at least it gave us the opportunity for a cake break. From there it wasn't far up past Mounthooly, across the road and onto Deere Street for the last - but one of the few- climbs up and round before heading back down into Jedburgh.
A pleasant day, easy walking, now where next Ronnie?
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