Day 10 in the UK: An Ending and a Beginning. Today was another transit day but also the day my Hadrian's Wall journey came to a nice conclusion. I left Chollerford for Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the end point of the wall and trail. Getting out of Chollerford was tricky this morning with both train and bus strikes. This made it busy for taxis so after calling the 5th company, a taxi was dispatched for me. A fortune later, I was finally in Newcastle.
I dropped my bags at the hotel and headed to Segedunum, the fort at the other end of the trail. It's not as impressive as the other forts I visited but it is the conclusion to the trail, so worth a visit to the site, and the gift shop!
After Segedunum, I took the Metro to finally meet up with Tania and Josh at Newcastle Cathedral which honours St. Nicholas. Yup, that St. Nick aka Santa Claus. The cathedral was beautiful and had great architectural elements. Then, off to Newcastle Castle. Now that was cool and had amazing views of the city.
At this point, my poor feet had had enough so it was back to the hotel where I could rest and relax. Well, after laundry and a shower and dinner.
It was such a busy, on-the-go day that I only had breakfast at the hotel and then takeaway dinner. But it was worth it. From Fat Hippo, I had the Semi burger (Buttermilk chicken, American cheese, cheesy garlic bacon crumb, lettuce, pickles + garlic butter mayo) with waffle fries and an added purple slaw. Totally delicious and super filling!
And dinner's entertainment was watching 80s music videos, in honour of Stephanie's 40th birthday party which I'm missing today! Happy birthday my dear friend!
So, a day to end the hike portion of my holiday, and to begin the rest of my holiday! 6 more days to come!
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