Our Friends on the Pennine Way

[lenny]

The lads are now at Lilliardsedge celebrating Eric,s birthday (68) they pushed on to get a day ahead so they can now have tomorrow off to recover.
Thats 87 days done and 25 to go.
Eric tells me that at some point this week they will break the 1000 miles point on there venture.
They should be in Bellingham (Northumberland) next weekend if anyone wants to meet 2 amazing men and their Dog

[lenny]

Heres a pic of Lilliardsedge on arrival


Then on through Jedburgh aiming for Jedwater campsite..

Jedburgh Abbey,founded by David 1 in 1138..


Abbey bridge end in style of Mary Queen of Scots House..


Very hot today (01/07) now at Jedwater campsite..

On site with (Topman) Niel,excellent site,highly recommended by Eric and Barry..


The lads crossed the border into England at 12.15 today (02/07),coming through Carter Bar in North Northumberland,(now they really are coming home)

Fare Ye Well..Piping them out of Scotland -- Carter Bar Crossing..


And heres Eric trying to scrounge a lift again..


Nice hat ,Eric..

The lads are now at Border forest campsite,Byrness. 22 days to go and only a couple of hundred more miles.

[nowhereman]

Finally after 7 weeks we have internet access again, just catching up on a few threads and noticed the lads are on the way back. Just wondered if it is the same route back.? We now live on the south Tyne trail near Alston, and if the lads want to they are welcome to pitch at ours for the night, and it would be a pleasure to knock them up some food. If you are in touch with them Lenny let them know they are welcome.

[lenny]

Originally Posted by nowhereman

Finally after 7 weeks we have internet access again, just catching up on a few threads and noticed the lads are on the way back. Just wondered if it is the same route back.? We now live on the south Tyne trail near Alston, and if the lads want to they are welcome to pitch at ours for the night, and it would be a pleasure to knock them up some food. If you are in touch with them Lenny let them know they are welcome.

Great offer Ian, I,m sure the lads will appreciate your kind offer, they will probably be booked in at the Tyne Willows campsite in Alston ,arriving July 7th. around teatime.
I hope to meet up with them tomorrow at Bellingham.

PS. pleased to hear you found a place to stay and a lovely location at that

[lenny]

The lads are now camping at Bellingham ,Northumberland, Barry writes...Its raining, have typical English campsite drunksand a teething baby for company.

Hope to join them tomorrow for a few hours if I can get away

[lenny]

Just back from Bellingham and another meet up with the lads,On returning I received 3 phonecalls from friends (Good Friends ),that I,ve met on this great forum, informing me that the site has been shut down.
Imagine my horror on learning this after just being told by Barry that he is to compile a Journal of the expedition on their return using pictures and comments from this thread .
Happily the site is back up and running, so lets keep it that way and stop all this bickering if only for the sake of "Our friends on the Pennine Way", (Truly Wildcampers)
Rant Over
Met the lads at a great site in Bellingham (Demesne Farm) £6 a night w/o EHU,
had a good long chat , ate together and had a beer or two, they are counting the days now to the finish and apart from Eric,s sore ankle, It,s looking good ,however Eric informs me that his ankle problem will not stop him completing the job and he is determined to finish under his own steam
Having a cuppa with the lads..

I,m the handsome one in the middle

The lads are now at Winshields after a 15 mile hike, Barry reckons that Eric led him astray as they enjoyed a couple of pints enroute at a vilage called Twice Brewed.
They also managed to cross Hadrians Wall in the process.
This is where Barry set the camera on timer but did,nt make the photoshoot..

[Pioneer]

Hi Lenny,
glad the site dispute appears to be over, if only for the sake of the lads and shiva completing the walk, and the first class reports we keep getting from you.
Thanks again for the great photo's, and hope Eric's ankle holds out to the end, when he can get some proper treatment.
Keep going lads, not long to the finish Not sure about the handsome one in the middle comment

Happy Camping

[allan b]

well said lenny .theres to much fighting and bickering in this world . lets not bring it to the site . lifes to short

[lenny]

The lads are now at a club site in Haltwhistle, been a nice day,sunny and an easy walk in, Eric,s ankle is improving.

And I was working in Haydon Bridge today, only about 3 miles away.

They will be pushing on to the highest market town in England tomorrow, anyone tell me where they are headed

[lenny]

Funny thing happened this weekend , we were just having a chat about tics (Parasites), Barry ,Eric and I, then a little later in the day we actually found one burrowing into Shiva,s head.

look closely at her right eyebrow..


First time I,d seen one, and Eric did the business and surgically removed it