Day 3 - Sunday 21 March - Wylam Station to Riding Mill Station

My turn to get the creative juices flowing (oo er missus). This time we chickened out and used cars - which I regretted later on. Anyway another lovely day, fine sunshine all the way, spring was sprung and the grass was riz.

Lots of bridges today - criss crossing the Tyne so often we ended up dazed and confused - so no change there then. My favourite was the rickety bridge between Ovingham and Prudhoe - it was lots of fun watching the cars get this all wrong and bump into the sides. It made a great noise when we walked underneath it as well.

Spectacular views over the Tyne from high up - scary ants in the woods - and a lovely day in good company. We stretched it a bit at the end when we investigated some different routes. Of course I use the royal "we" here - muggings had to do the route finding - but it gave me the chance to stretch my legs. And the result is a much nicer end to the day - a really good 10 miles.

And as we had to return to Wylam Station to pick up the cars, that meant we simply had to go to the Boathouse pub again. But this time I had to be sensible and confine myself to a single pint.

Hmm - I wonder if we can end every day here?

Next time - Day 4 - Riding Mill to Warden - can we squeeze in yet another pub?