Kilometres walked : 13

Sunday 12th March, 2023.

With the sun peeking through the clouds, we made our sandwiches, brewed the thermos, packed up the rucksacks and headed off to the seaside for a ramble🥾

Squeezing into the car with the cousins, we zigzagged through country lanes to a little seaside village called Craster (famous for its smoked kippers 😋 ) With all our gear on we set off on a 13 km walk up towards Dunstanburgh Castle ( a magnificent ruin on a remote headland ) across a beautiful rugged beach ( with quintessential shacks dotted in the dunes above ) up to the cutest pub called The Ship Inn ( in Low Newton by the sea ) and returning behind the dunes and along the golf course.

With the sun still trying to show itself we warmed up just in time to have a couple of pints at the pub🍺 Of course we then cooled down so whilst enjoying our packed lunches on the bench seats behind the boat shed, we shared a hip flask of Whiskey to warm us back up🥃

With a few beverages behind us we powered back through the dunes, past the cute shacks and alongside the golf course all the while trying to stay upright against the wind that decided to whip through at great speed.

Wooly sheep dotted the hills 🐑🐏waves crashed against the rocks and the prettiest Gorse bushes lined the dunes. Such a pretty spot for a scenic hike with fantastic company 😊