Just a pre blog for our soon to be adventure, hiking St. Cuthberts Way beginning in Melrose, Scotland and ending on Lindisfarne (Holy Island). A few facts about St. Cuthbert, flags of the countries we will be travelling in and hopefully we can capture your interest in this picturesque landscape that we love to explore.
The flag of Scotland, also known as St. Andrews Cross. Malcolm, how is this flag similar to our Nova Scotia flag?
This is St. Cuthbert's Way, a 67 mile (106 kilometre) hike. We will walk this over 7 days and arrive in Beal, hopefully at low tide, where we will cross over to Holy Island.
The flag of England. We will walk into England on the fifth day as we leave Kirk Yetholm and head into the Cheviot Hills.
Some of the scenery we will encounter along the way. Hopefully those clouds aren't holding any rain.
An image of St. Cuthbert I found online. St. Cuthbert was born in 634 AD and died in 687 and was a saint of the Northumbrian Church. He was a monk, a bishop and a hermit. He was also known widely as the great wonder worker of Britain because of his reputation for gifts of healing and insight, leading many people to consult him. He engaged in extensive missionary work travelling the breadth of the country on foot.
As we travel this pilgrimage, we hope to learn more about St. Cuthbert, explore some castles and keep you all updated on our progress.
Awesome! Looking forward to following your blog.... with my students too.
ReplyDeleteMalcolm says they are both blue and white and have an x shape on them!
ReplyDeleteGood job Malcolm!! And the colours are opposite.
ReplyDeleteA missionary and a hermit.....! An interesting combination. The Lindisfarne Gospels were said to have been written in honour of St. Cuthbert. I wonder if that is true?! Looking forward to hearing about more of the history.
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