Mondays Are For Dreaming: A Wall Walk

Back in the summer of 2006, we spent a couple of weeks in Scotland, combining vacation with a business trip of my husband’s. During our week in Edinburgh, where we loved our self-catering apartment whose kitchen window looked out (up to) Edinburgh Castle, the girls and I took one day to make a crazy journey down to England. I managed getting two kids and two car seats to the airport via the bus, navigating, driving on the left, shifting with my left hand and an infinite number of roundabouts — I still don’t know how I did it. But the memories of that day were worth it!

Alnwick Castle

Our first stop was Alnwick Castle, where many scenes from the first few Harry Potter movies were filmed. While that was an awesome adventure, it was our subsequent stop that has left me dreaming. While I was preparing for the trip to Scotland, Camille had expressed a wish to visit Vindolanda. Her Latin curriculum at the time was based on some excavations that had been done in Vindolanda, and she thought it would be really fun to get to go there and see it for herself.

Vindolanda

While Camille loved seeing Vindolanda (and Chloe loved the ice cream — she was barely four and didn’t quite get the historical significance), the highlight of the day for me was climbing up the big hill across from the Roman Army Museum to walk along Hadrian’s Wall Walk. I loved it! What I learned is that Hadrian’s Wall is a popular trekking route, stretching across England from shore to shore.

Hadrian's Wall

Ever since then, one of the items on my “bucket list” has been to go on a Hadrian’s Wall Walk form sea to sea. I keep putting it off as other trips come up, and, now, Chloe is almost old enough to make the trek. I look forward to returning to England and making the 84-mile walk with my two girls!

Hadrian's Wall

This is an entry for Mondays are For Dreaming at Mother of All Trips.

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