The first glimpse of the wall. Our morning began with a nice little walk to Wallsend about 2 hours east of the hotel right along the River Tyne. There are all sorts of evidence of bygone industry, from old boat skeletons to signs saying that the water is contaminated and of course some working businesses. Since we left without eating we were very ready for breakfast in Wallsend. Even at that we just had the small breakfast and coffee. The museum, Segedunam, was a good primer for what we are about to see. We have already seen many parts of the wall because much of it has been used for the construction of newer buildings such as churches, houses and barns. On the way back we crossed the newest bridge to the south side of the Tyne; this was the millenium bridge. We came back to the north side on an old steel bridge that looked like it would last forever. So it was a surprise to see a sign on it saying that loads were restricted because the bridge was weakened. After reaching the hotel we made reservations for the rest of our walk to Bowness on Solway. We were tired of restaurant food so we went to a supermarket and assembly a "normal " meal. Tomorrow we walk with our packs again.
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