I had been asked to inspect a seat on Warbla or Warb Law as it is shown on the OS map. The seat was broken and my anonymous sponsor had requested this as they would pay for repairs to it. It was a bit overcast this morning and the light was not good for photos.
Foxgloves are appearing everywhere and they add lovely colour to the landscape
It's an excellent road up Warbla Hill, but I hadn't been up for many years as the hills do seem to be getting much steeper these days. I was however spurned on by the efforts of The Princess of Wales who yesterday climbed the 3 peaks in 24 hours so if she could do that I can certainly climb Warbla, even if I am in my 80th year. As it turned out I was in fine fettle and managed it with no bother except for sore knees on the way down. The power of mind over matter.
I did however stop to admire the view many times on the way up
The seat in question and it is in a bad way so my anonymous sponsor will be prepared to pay for its repair and I will contact our local joiner Rab, who has already repaired a seat on Gaskells Walk and is working on another on The Lodge Walks.
I discovered this new seat on the road up to Warbla just before the gate that takes you onto the hill. I think I know who placed it and built the wall and he has made a superb job of it. There is no hiding the work of a retired master builder.
The road down from the new seat towards Buccleuch Park. It was a 2 hour walk and I enjoyed in immensely but will stick to flatter ground for a while as my knees are now quite sore from walking downhill.
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