"Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it." ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

Another day dawned and we saw the sun for most of the morning, but the wind had died down, so we found it rather warm for hiking especially on a 3-4 km section of tarmac. Sadly, only one more day and we will be at the end of the St. Cuthbert's Way, tucked away for two nights on Holy Island. We had our first view of the North Sea and the island this afternoon. We will shed our boots and walk across to the island at low tide tomorrow morning. For now, we are settled in at the Black Bull Inn in Lowick. If you would like to see the pics on a larger scale, just click on them. Thank you all for reading along.

Leaving Wooler behind in our journey.

A beautiful stone bridge to cross and more rolling hills!

Good thing Andrew lost some pounds before this long distance hike!

We were following these hikers for awhile, but they stopped at the top of the hill and we were able to overtake them.

The English have been growing these opium poppies for about a decade due to a shortage of morphine. Beautiful flowers as far as the eye could see.

 Andrew and St. Cuthbert.

 Approaching the turn off to St. Cuthbert's Cave.

 Andrew heading up the hill to St. Cuthbert's Cave. Escaping the Danish raid of AD875, Bishop Eardulf of Lindisfarne and the monks carried St. Cuthbert's body around Britain for seven years. According to legend, this cave was one of their first stops. They protected him this way until his body eventually found a safe resting place at Durham. 

It's a very large cave set in a mature pine wood. It could shelter several people quite easily.

 Just can't help taking pictures of these cute guys.

Coming down into Fenwick. If you click on the picture you might be able to see Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island in the distance. Shorter hike tomorrow, our last day, as we cross at low tide to the island.