We started and finished in sunshine today.  The flowers were blooming, the birds were singing and six happy walkers passed over the border into beautiful Northumberland.  We met lots of fellow walkers today, all very sociable and obviously enjoying themselves as much as we were. The views as usual were splendid and the hills accommodated our frame of mind by not being too steep.

After a magnificent breakfast at the Border hotel the sandwiches they made for our lunch were not quite up to scratch but the dogs enjoyed them.

Wooler was a welcome sight and perhaps because the sun had got stronger our first pint was refreshing.  The day was finished off with a magnificent meal at the Milan Restaurant and was well worth every penny.