Hadrian's wall blog

Day 2

2011-06-07T18:00:00.000+01:00

Between us we have a complete set of injuries and ailments. Richard - bad knee, old mr Neil multiple blisters and cracked heels, Kris, sore calf, blistered toe, young mr Neil ( renamed Lazarus) tight hamstring and dodgy groin, Simon - tight calf. We believe that shooting one of us would equate to sorting all these problems kout.

Walk today was more enjoyable, a quick walk out of Lanercost and then picked up some real bits of the wall. We made good progress into Gilsland and then Greenhead. The highlight of the day was meeting Ann and Tamara at the top of the climb out of Greenhead. Young mr Neil was struggling after lunch and we were preparing for the medi-vac when like Lazarus he appeared over the hill like the charge of the light brigade.

Made good progress to Twice Brewed and look forward to a meal and yet another early night!

2011-06-07T13:36:00.000+01:00

Day 2

Absolutely knackered. Found out many things - young Mr Neil has a pink camera and is an expert horse whisperer, Richard is good at scaring cows and Kris can annoy rams. Started the walk at 7.15 from Bowness. Had our photo at the start but old Mr Neil forgot his t-shirt. Very little of wall to see throughout the day - lots of gates slowed us down. Sun came out in afternoon and warm. Enjoyed the accommodation and managed to survive to 9 before falling asleep.

Day - 1 on the big Ovi hike

2011-06-05T22:26:00.000+01:00

Public house new experience. Beer (tick), chips (tick), leaving without paying the food bill (kris) (untick). Neil hoping for a peaceful night. Have stamped our Hadrian's Wall Passports in advance at the King's Head as the stamp at the start has been stolen as a souvenir. Roll on 7am tomorrow. Neil incapable of coming up with any funnier.

2011-05-20T22:45:00.000+01:00

We are walking Hadrian's Wall on the week of 6 June to raise money for the Ovingham 8 bell appeal. As we progress we will update this to let you know how we are getting on. Find out more at http://www.ovinghambells.co.uk/home/fundraising-events or you can donate to the project on http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/ovingham8bellsappeal.