Approaching midnight, we reached Scotch Corner A1/A66 service station. Emersed in tiredness, Charlie pondered upon an ANPR notice allowing only two hours parking.
We had aimed to get a few hours sleep here; but left at 1:15am to travel towards Penrith. Gaining three hours sleep near a village named Bowles, we continued our journey, reaching Long Meg stone circle at day break. I've visited many stone circles throughout the UK, but it's always interesting watching Charlie's observant reactions.
We drove north stopping at a cafe in Haltwhistle for breakfast. Several miles from Haltwhistle we found a quarry lake nearby Hadrians wall; a divide constructed to contain and culture artificial scarcity within Scotland, and not just to keep the Scots out of England.
From here we drove to the "ramblers" town of Bellingham, this town is not a ramblers welcome town at all; as also wrongfully claimed by Moffat. We parked to locate a bothy named Roughside, that, disturbed by goings on at Bellingham, I'd found shelter of sanctity at a few years ago, there was also a castle named "Dally" that had the appearance of Hermitage Castle, originally belonging to the Lindsey family, I wanted Charlie to explore and experience.
Entering the bothy we walked in on what appeared to be an informal Mountain Bothy Association meeting. They came out of the room and talked to me and Charlie for half an hour before departing, leaving an MBA member with us. It was interesting to hear him explain the history of the bothy, the people he had met here, once a vital sanctuary for me.
We had aimed to get a few hours sleep here; but left at 1:15am to travel towards Penrith. Gaining three hours sleep near a village named Bowles, we continued our journey, reaching Long Meg stone circle at day break. I've visited many stone circles throughout the UK, but it's always interesting watching Charlie's observant reactions.
We drove north stopping at a cafe in Haltwhistle for breakfast. Several miles from Haltwhistle we found a quarry lake nearby Hadrians wall; a divide constructed to contain and culture artificial scarcity within Scotland, and not just to keep the Scots out of England.
From here we drove to the "ramblers" town of Bellingham, this town is not a ramblers welcome town at all; as also wrongfully claimed by Moffat. We parked to locate a bothy named Roughside, that, disturbed by goings on at Bellingham, I'd found shelter of sanctity at a few years ago, there was also a castle named "Dally" that had the appearance of Hermitage Castle, originally belonging to the Lindsey family, I wanted Charlie to explore and experience.
Entering the bothy we walked in on what appeared to be an informal Mountain Bothy Association meeting. They came out of the room and talked to me and Charlie for half an hour before departing, leaving an MBA member with us. It was interesting to hear him explain the history of the bothy, the people he had met here, once a vital sanctuary for me.
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