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Au revoir Hadrian’s Wall, airside at NCL, Newcastle upon Tyne. Today: NCL-AMS-MSP.

My brother walked with me for the last few miles to the end of the Hadrian’s (Roman) Wall Path at Wallsend. The signs in the Wallsend metro station are in English and Latin

View from my Wylam room. After walking 18 miles today, I’m too tired to cross the road.

Posted Snapshots: Hadrian’s Wall Path.

We pushed on east folowing the line of Hadrian’s (Roman) Wall. We passed the remains of many structures, including turrets, milecastles, a temple, and this bathhouse at a big fort (Housesteads).

The Three Amigos, back together to march in the footsteps of Roman soldiers. The Roman Wall is behind us.

Walked with a friend alongside a contiguous section of the remains of the Roman Wall for several miles. Sometimes more “modern” buildings provided interesting juxtapositions.

Marched along the Roman Military Way. The Romans liked straight lines, undeterred by topography.

Posted The Road to Minneapolis: Mile 1.

My bedroom window in Bowness-on-Solway on the west side of England. Over the next week I’ll walk to Wallsend on the east side of England, following the remains of Hadrian’s (Roman) Wall.

Looked for places in my home town, Newcastle upon Tyne, that I hadn’t noticed when I was a child. This building, The Toffee Factory, houses offices for twenty digital and creative businesses. Until the 1950’s it was a Maynards candy factory.

Daffodils strutted their stuff en masse.

Reflected with a friend after hiking part of Bede’s Way, South Tyneside. We could have taken a photo like this almost 60 years ago when we became best friends at school.

Walked past Platform 9¾ at London Kings Cross on my way to my train for Newcastle upon Tyne. I’m not taking the Hogwarts Express today.

Learned about botanicals used to flavor gin at Bombay Sapphire’s distillery, Hampshire, UK.

On board, Madrid MAD–London LGW.