Step 4 - Selkirk to Hawick

This was a relatively straightforward leg, a sunny day's walk in June with our pals, Mitch and Jo, and RubyDog, MacDog and DuffyDog, taking in the wildflowers, lunching in the shade of a tree and inspecting ourselves thoroughly for ticks afterwards. This is one of the nasty hazards of our walking trips though I do take some pleasure from picking them off Duffy in the days following our journeys. 

                     

                       

                      

   







Final destination - Hawick town centre.




Next leg will be Hawick to Haltwhistle and crossing the border into England!














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