First decent hill walk for the eldest

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Eldest decided on holiday she wanted to start hill walking so at the weekend got her brother away to his papas and the pigeons and got her away up the local hill easier options she wasn’t interested in 

Patience tested couple shoulder carry’s no tears some cross words both of ways

but she was buzzing to get to the top absolutely doting on the dog this summer takes him lunch outside to have with him the works see if she keeps it up through into next year and be about time for a little whippet 

 

@jok black hill looking over towards Mosshouses will try the Eildon’s next week maybe try the left headed and one instead of the middle don’t want to sicken a youngster 

[jok 3,442]

Black hill. I lived on a farm beneath and spent endless hours on there. The farmer down the road was Wattie Thompson where we, as a family, used to how fields of turnips. As an aside. We used to have the Eildon race which started in the Greenyards and then up Dingleton brae onto the Newstead Eildon, over the Melrose Eildon , down the Bowden Eildon and a run back to the Greenyards for a final lap. Also, clearly showing my age, we used to have the Easter Egg race on the Melrose Eildon. Also, I found an opening into the Melrose which I gather was some sort of mine entrance but which we believed was how King Arthur went in. I remember going in, head first of course, and after a while thinking how the heck do I get out of here. Happy days. Jok.

[dodger 3,577]

Nice country and a fine looking dog looks abit like mushrooms 

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Brilliant j

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After having a hangover a good walk and fresh air with both bottles of water and paracetamol and being sick over the heather would be good 

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5 hours ago, jok said:

Black hill. I lived on a farm beneath and spent endless hours on there. The farmer down the road was Wattie Thompson where we, as a family, used to how fields of turnips. As an aside. We used to have the Eildon race which started in the Greenyards and then up Dingleton brae onto the Newstead Eildon, over the Melrose Eildon , down the Bowden Eildon and a run back to the Greenyards for a final lap. Also, clearly showing my age, we used to have the Easter Egg race on the Melrose Eildon. Also, I found an opening into the Melrose which I gather was some sort of mine entrance but which we believed was how King Arthur went in. I remember going in, head first of course, and after a while thinking how the heck do I get out of here. Happy days. Jok.

Plenty roe around there @jok then when your heading out over mellerstian direction lifting with badgers there like spaniels quartering the fields on a night time 5/6 a field how there’s hares on it I’ll never know …… few whiffs of a fox around as we were walking up 

that’s some race you describe on the Eildon’s! Watched a litter of cubs in the banking across from old railway station this year there was a couple killed on the road and think she moved them down into Melrose rather than up and over 

have sent those jay feathers up north to a good friend hopefully send you a couple pics of his catches 

just about to start the best week of the year Lauder common riding you’ll have been across for that or the threepwood meeting? 

 

[jok 3,442]

As you know we were on Threepwood for a number of years. Mostly good. My formative fishing and hunting was done all around there. I think if you mentioned my name anywhere in the area they would know who I am. Dodgy character him. Jok.

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My daughters exactly the same loves the hills and she’s just started fishing we use to have the shoulder carry’s and few tantrum but she thinks her and my bitch are chasing foxes to make friends now she so running after the dog