Stating the intentions
Now that that's out of the way: I find it's better to state your goals, ideally aloud. For some reason, the more often you state your goals to other people (at least, until they kick you in the ass to stop), the more likely you are to realize your goals. Keep it to yourself, those…
Read MoreAnd so we begin again
This is the obligatory introductory post to this blog. You may sit down now.
Read More6.5.04 Hadrian’s Wall Walk: Heddon-on-the-Wall to Wallsend
Alongside the remains of the fort and a faux Roman bathhouse and some wall is this 100-foot space-age tower which overlooks the site and allows visitors to get a semi-aerial perspective. That perspective includes the cranes at the harbor, brightly colored and noisily doing their thing. In one fell swoop you get First Century, Nineteenth Century, and Twenty-First Century. And guess which one is the butt-ugliest?
Read More6.4.04 Hadrian’s Wall Walk: Chollerford to Heddon-on-the-Wall
I was trying to find some way to put it out of its misery because I was clearly an evil horrible person with honking big feet and this was the least I could do.
Read More6.2-3.04 Hadrian’s Wall Walk: Haltwhistle & Chollerford
I did get pictures of the oddly-named Brocolita, a fenced-off area that has nothing to do with broccoli. It featured the remains of the Roman Temple of Mithras, which was a religion among the soldiers. A bull was sacrificed, and its blood spilled, to revive the earth. No wonder the cows look at me funny.
Read More6.1.04 Hadrian’s Wall Walk: Haltwhistle
Wall. Hill. Ascent. Descent. Rinse. Repeat. No point stopping because it was raining (and in the rain gear it got hot) and because the fog had rolled in to the point where my view was obscured within a few yards.
Read More5.31.04 Hadrian’s Wall Walk: Brampton to Gilsland
Some photos you’re seeing here are Not Wall. There’s a lot of Not Wall, and Not Wall Which Might Have Some Real Wall In It around.
Read More5.30.04 Hadrian’s Wall Walk: Burgh-by-Sands to Brampton
Walking through it, it’s impossible not to be struck by the age of it, and how well preserved it is. The crap we build these days and call modern buildings – the only good thing about them there is that they won’t be around half as long as these old structures.
Read More5.29.04 Hadrian’s Wall Walk: Bowness-on-Solway
I got in around 2, and the sun was out and full and lovely and the whole place simply glistened and burst with colors. Very quiet – Sundays seem that way wherever I go in England. And no real shops anyway. I had no idea where anyone in town got groceries, but hey, this was a place where the post office was only open twice a week.
Read MoreHadrian’s Wall Walk – May 28 – June 4, 2004
A recounting of my walking trek across England, going from West to East, following the path of the ancient Roman Wall named after Emperor Hadrian, who installed it to — among other reasons — keep the so-called barbarians of Scotland out of England. How’s that going for you, guys? To follow order of trip, start…
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