You missed a great day Paul. I hope that you didn't fall into the harbour loading your bike onto the ship at Stratford UA
Boxerboy demonstrated brilliant timing by rolling in almost on the dot of 10:00hrs. I'd managed to get coffee plus roll and links before the Cafe was officially open and was half way through it.
I thought that we'd only take a couple of hours to wander around but in fact it was three by the time we'd seen everything.
The Garvald Inn, which Pete rode right past
proved to be a good recommendation. Not a big menu but good food.
We then set off on an unclassified road over the top of the Lammermuir Hills en route to Duns. It was the only time I've ever done off roading on the road. There was enough gravel, sand, mud and water on the road to make a motocross track. The winter has inflicted heavy damage to the roads in that area. We made several large diversions, just to get around the pot holes. Th esnow ploughs had managed to plough th everges as well, much of which was on the road.
We rode a loop through Greenlaw, Gordon, Lauder, Stow, Galashiels, Peebles, Carnwath before I peeled off at Cairstairs to head home.
Brilliant sunshine and a really good day. Thanks for the company Pete
...........I'm on my way to sunny Stratford upon Avon, the UK's foremost sea port so my bike can be shipped by boat to the States.....
