Day 16 - Edinburgh to Peebles - 25 Miles

Edinburgh is a great city, and Edinburgh is especially vibrant when the weather is as brilliant as it has been this weekend.  Everyone seems to be in a good mood and with Andy Murray in the final of Wimbledon today, there is a good atmosphere everywhere we go.  We were a bit late leaving the B&B this morning as the staff had been partying a bit too much last night, but we eventually got breakfast and hit the road and headed out of the suburbs in a southerly direction.  The roads made for good going and there was a pavement for the first 10 Miles of the journey, which passed by fairly quickly, despite the increasing heat.
When we reached Leadburn, the path ran out so we tried to pick up the tracks of a disused railway, but it was overgrown, so we got back onto the verge of the main road to Peebles.  As we got closer to Peebles, the road narrowed a bit, so we tried again to find the railway line at Eddleston, but it seemed to lead into someone's back garden, so we followed the main road again into Peedles.
At the outskirts of town we met a lady who informed us that she had been unable to get a B&B in town and that everywhere was fully booked, so we decided to pitch up at the local campsite.
The campsite is a really friendly place and a nice couple asked us about our journey and gave us a hot dog, then gave us a donation for H4H.  After pitching tent, we headed for town to get some more food and met up with our old friend Bob who brought his dog with him and was welcomed into the pub.  Bob offered to transport our bags to Melrose tomorrow to give our feet a rest which was nice of him. He also told the waitress about our journey and she also gave us a donation for the cause.
Maybe Andy Murray's Wimbledon win which was being shown on loop round in the pub has worked wonders to make everyone feel happy.

 Peebles in the morning.

Statistics

Distance: 24.4 Miles

Moving Time: 7 Hours 38 Mins

Cumulative Distance: 379.04 Miles

View the route for day 16 here.