Today was a scorcher, the hottest day in Scotland so far
this year. We set off from the campsite
at 6am in order to take advantage of some cool walking for an hour or so and
for the first time, we had baggage assistance with Bob taking our bags ahead and
depositing them at the B&B in Melrose.
This helped enormously and the long steep climb up onto Minch moor was
much easier than it would have been with our big bags.
The route out from Peebles follows some quiet country roads,
before starting on the Southern Uplands Way which is a beautiful walk with
hardly a soul around for miles. There
were also no opportunities to stock up on food and water for the entire
journey, meaning that we were very low on food and water by the time we closed in on
Melrose. We stopped for a while to cool
our feet in the water of the river Tweed which also helped to ease the swelling
in my right shin which has suddenly flared up.
A dose of Nurofen Express works wonders for killing the pain, but I’m
not sure how many days it will be before the swelling disappears.
Tomorrow is in effect a rest day at only 16 Miles, so
hopefully that will give our bodies time to repair a bit before normal service
is resumed.
How to keep cool in a Scottish heatwave.
Statistics
Distance: 26.7 Miles
Moving Time: 9 Hours 10 Mins
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