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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3167283, member: 80783&quot;]We were lucky because we enjoyed the hottest July ever recorded in the area. We could even see large moor fires when our plane approached Manchester Airport.</p><p>On the other hand it can get exhausting if you hike up and down all of Windshield´s Crags (up to 345 Meters high) at 30 Degrees (Celsius) in a day.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814362[/ATTACH] </p><p>No Valium necessary at some places.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Almost all of the trail´s area lies on private grounds, mostly goat meadows and cow pastures, which you are allowed to cross but not camp upon. Better not be afraid of farm animals!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814364[/ATTACH] </p><p>British cows happily grazing on historic grounds</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814366[/ATTACH] </p><p>Sheep lazing in the shade on the Vallum that roman Legionaries created 19 centuries ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814379[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There are very few means of accommodation near the path once you leave Carlisle or Newcastle. You are advised to book in advance and we stayed at the one local farm, pub, or Bed and Breakfast extant every 20 Kilometers or so.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814370[/ATTACH] </p><p>Not much going on here nowadays... sometimes all that´s left is the Vallum...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814372[/ATTACH] </p><p>... while in the rather spectacular middle section you can see the remains of the wall itself stretching over the Crags. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814376[/ATTACH] </p><p>These are the remnants of Milecastle 48 (Poltross Burn)...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814375[/ATTACH] </p><p>... while this is what is left of turret 49b (Birdoswald West).</p><p><br /></p><p>If you only have time to see one museum during your trip, you must visit Vindolanda, home not only of the world famous writing tablets, but also of 6000 roman shoes.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814377[/ATTACH] </p><p>As this forum is all about coins, finally here are some of those found at the fort and village of Vindolanda (did I ever mention how much I love unpatinated bronzes?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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