Day Six: Once Brewed to Melrose
We left Once Brewed with clear skies and a chill in the air. We rode 15 minutes down a beautiful country wall, right alongside Hadrian's Wall. We stopped at Chester's Fort, which is a ruined Roman outpost which defended the wall. We were granted free admission thanks once again to Dee's powers of persuasion.
It was beautiful wandering through the ruins of the complex and advanced sentry outpost. They had barracks and even a bath house situated right on the river. We then listened to a very entertaining presentation by a "Roman Soldier" who really lived his part.
Angi shot ahead of the group for the next beautiful stretch of riding in order to get some shots of us on the road from the front. They turned out great, and as soon as I get an appropriate card reader, I'll get them posted.
Our next stop was Jedburgh Abbey - one of many beautiful ruined old abbeys. We only had time for a quick photo. It had been raining on and off and was getting colder the farther we rode.
We stopped at the Scottish border where we were greeted by a bagpiper and two "naked ramblers". Our Scottish riders were so thrilled to be home, there was dancing and kissing the ground and general celebration.
We could see a nasty bit of weather coming towards us as we prepared to get back on the bikes. As we were sitting in the parking lot, ready to leave, it began to hail. In August?????? Thankfully it didn't last long and we rode mostly in rain and then a bit of sun. It is true that the weather changes dramatically here every 15 minutes.
We spent the night in Melrose at a beautiful youth hostel just across a grassy field from Melrose Abbey which is absolutely gorgeous. It is made of rose colored stone and is just beatiful to see. The changing lighting made the scene even more dramatic.
It was beautiful wandering through the ruins of the complex and advanced sentry outpost. They had barracks and even a bath house situated right on the river. We then listened to a very entertaining presentation by a "Roman Soldier" who really lived his part.
Angi shot ahead of the group for the next beautiful stretch of riding in order to get some shots of us on the road from the front. They turned out great, and as soon as I get an appropriate card reader, I'll get them posted.
Our next stop was Jedburgh Abbey - one of many beautiful ruined old abbeys. We only had time for a quick photo. It had been raining on and off and was getting colder the farther we rode.
We stopped at the Scottish border where we were greeted by a bagpiper and two "naked ramblers". Our Scottish riders were so thrilled to be home, there was dancing and kissing the ground and general celebration.
We could see a nasty bit of weather coming towards us as we prepared to get back on the bikes. As we were sitting in the parking lot, ready to leave, it began to hail. In August?????? Thankfully it didn't last long and we rode mostly in rain and then a bit of sun. It is true that the weather changes dramatically here every 15 minutes.
We spent the night in Melrose at a beautiful youth hostel just across a grassy field from Melrose Abbey which is absolutely gorgeous. It is made of rose colored stone and is just beatiful to see. The changing lighting made the scene even more dramatic.
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