Today was very nice because we woke up thinking it was going to rain for most of our walk and we ended up not getting a single drop, so that was a relief. We started out the day hiking a very beautiful and serene part of the trail with wall next to it. We crossed the Irvington river near a previous Roman bridge and took the trail to our first stop which was Birdoswald Fort. This was a mostly covered and small fort and town that was changed into a farm and homestead. The museum was actually cooler than the fort this time because it focused on archeology and how all this history of the ancient forts is discovered.
The next stop, about 4 miles away was Lanercost Priory. This was a church and home built from Hadrian's wall stones in the 13th century. The ruins are still standing and a lot of it has been reconstructed recently.
The next 4 miles to our bed and breakfast was rather easy since we missed the rain and also weren't as tired as we had been the last couple of days. This was probably due to an earlier arrival and not too much lingering.
After checkin, we met a nice couple from Newcastle who drove us into town and had dinner with us. Tomorrow might be nice weather too so I am looking forward to that.
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