End of my Walk Around Newcastle, 4 miles short of goal. I may finish it when a tunnel under the river reopens.
Category: Living
Can’t Stop
Today, it was hard to stop walking. The sunset was so beautiful when I reached Tynemouth, I kept walking.
Newbiggin-by-the-sea
Enjoyed an Indian meal in Newbiggin-by-the-sea with my brother.
Conversations
Walked, chatted with my best friend back to junior school. Sat, chatted with my brother and a dear family friend.
Sometimes You Can Go Back
I’m pausing for a few days before I complete my 500-mile Walk Around Newcastle, a walk I started in 2010. The walk does not include Newcastle upon Tyne, the town where I grew up: after all, it’s a walk “around” Newcastle. Today, though, I’m pausing the walk, and wandering in Newcastle. Today’s central Newcastle upon…… Continue reading Sometimes You Can Go Back
Postindustrial Britain
Walked through postindustrial Britain. A wind turbine towers above the chimneys of an abandoned aluminum smelter.
Warkworth Castle
Warkworth Castle, near the start of my walk to Newbiggin-by-the-sea. Today will be my longest beach walk, ever.
End of the Trail for Today
The final few yards of my trail. Just ahead, a hotel in Warkworth where I’ll be joined by my brother and a friend.
After Kippers
After breakfast of kippers from the local smokehouse, one last look back at Craster’s harbor and Dunstanburgh Castle.
Even in the Rain…
Northumberland is beautiful, even in the rain.