Day 41

Today is the first time we've set off in the rain. We had wet weather gear on all the way to Hawick although it did stop raining for about an hour at one stage. We set off from Newcastleton on a little used path along a disused railway. For some reason the sight of Andrew and me hunched and with our hoods up and looking like Artic explorers spooked all the cattle and sheep. We provoked, unintentionally, a full blown stampede of young cows at one point.
We were provided with an excellent packed lunch by the landlord of last night's b&b (Woodside) which kept our spirits up over the 22 miles we covered today. The total covered now stands at 628 . Best mobile phone signal for 5 days. Last night's blog was done using Newcastleton's only WIFI network.