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🦅 Operation Eagle heading north out of Lancashire I take a break at Sizergh Castle in the Lake District, an old favourite haunt, the gardens are splendid! North thru Penrith I arrive at Gretna Green where clandestine eloping couples once raced to the Border to marry over the anvil in the blacksmiths forge and there I bought thistle teabags and surprised a wedding! 🏴
I then headed up to Fort William thru the magnificent Glencoe Pass in 4.5 hours and took pitstop at Wetherspoon before taking out cash in Scottish notes 🏁
I was awakened next morn by a sunrise in the Highlands where the heavens opened to reveal the glory of God! Awe inspiring, dramatic, unexpected
I drove up past Loch Ness in early sun into the Highlands for a golden eagle but instead found Plodda waterfall, a crashing giant
On the peaceful Black Isle I played sax on Mount Eagle which sort of culminated my quest 🎷 and then paddled at Rosemarkie with its rose pink sands and drank Cromarty local brew Happy Chappy in the beachside Plough, golden bitey toffee
A lady tapped me on the shoulder having taken pictures of me in the moon beam taking pictures which was an extraordinary artistic moment! 📸
Sunrise found me paddling again and walking up the exquisite fairy glen 🧚🏼♂️
Great soul food!
I headed south to Hawick and over Hadrians wall at around midnight to Newcastle for the next step! Northern England 🏴🏴
These picture albums take me many hours to clip and load so look back in a few days for the final leg Inverness to Dungeness 📸
Meanwhile I played alto sax on eight hills with 4 more to be added Oct which you can find here ranging from Wales to England to Scotland 👇🏼
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Many thanks for your beers!😇🍻🍻🦅