Reading all the travel posts about trips to foreign parts, I just had to make my own trip abroad. The trouble was, I only had today available, so I headed south eastwards and crossed the border into England. It’s not a bad country to visit: they speak a language quite like ours, and can be made to understand if one speaks slowly and loudly enough. They also drive on the same side of the road, which is a safety bonus.
Joining the A69 at Brampton, I rode eastwards to Greenhead, and then joined the B6318, which runs eastwards beside what remains of Hadrian’s Wall. It’s a long straight switchback of a road with wide open views in all directions, and the remains of numerous Roman forts and mile castles, as well as the wall itself. It’s a road well worth visiting, and there were plenty of bikes out enjoying it in the sunshine. (Sorry, no pics as SWMBO had borrowed my phone.) Anyway, I eventually got safely home after 175 miles with a big grin on my face, having been abroad and having seen some impressive Italian architecture without the bother of riding all the way to Italy. Not a bad day out.
