Day 17. Thur 28th June 2012. Russell's Cairn to Kirk Yetholm.14 miles. Weather. As forecast, dry but cloudy to start, light rain showers from lunchtime then heavy rain showers from 2.00. Resumed our walk having been dropped off at yesterday's pickup point and ascended the two miles back up to the PW. Virtually the whole day was spent following the border fence on the English side. Ups and downs over boggy moorland. Some very welcome stretches of flagstones and duckboards and some unwelcome sections of gunge. Met a lovely family from Southampton with whom we shared the Hen Hole Hut bothy as shelter for lunch.80 year old grandad was completing his final section of the PW ably supported by Son, daughter-in-law and two granddaughters. Carried on after lunch over The Schil then eventually down into Kirk Yetholm and the end of our challenge. The final hour was spent in quite a violent thunderstorm. It was as if the Pennine Way was "showing us off the premises"
and saying "don't bother to come back." Don't worry, PW, we won't be.
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