Pennine Way - Travel to Kirk Yetholm

Up in time for breakfast at 7.30am, then a leisurely stroll along to Edale station to catch the 10.24 train to Sheffield, where I will change onto the East coast main line train to Berwick- on-Tweed. It was pouring with rain, so full wet weather gear was needed for the 1 1/2 mile walk to Edale station.  The train was 5 minutes late arriving but got to Sheffield bang on time. The train to Berwick - actually going to Glasgow - was exactly to time as well. It's been a good day for the railways.
There is no easy way to get from Berwick to Kirk Yetholm, or rather, there is, but it will cost you. I booked a taxi with Chris Hownam (Hownam Taxis, Google it) and he was there to meet me. This must be a great place to be a taxi driver.. empty roads, nice people, and no real competition from buses etc.
It has rained on and off today but it has been dry here in the Kirk. The b&b is comfortable and I had a lovely meal in the Border Hotel.
Both the previous times I've done the PW I was given a certificate and a free pint by the nice people in the Border Hotel and I was a bit worried about this time, starting from there. However they happily gave me a blank certificate for the pub in Edale to fill in, when I get there.
I will try to keep the updates going but it may be a couple of days before the next one, not much mobile coverage in the Cheviots.
For obvious reasons the photo gallery is a bit thin today but I do have a couple:

Chicken Balmoral at the Border Hotel.. whisky sauce and a bed of haggis mash. 

Tbe obligatory photo at the Border Hotel, this time to prove I started, rather than finished..