Galashiels to Innerleithen

Weather today: Cloudy warm

Daily Miles Covered: 13.9

Total Miles Covered: 711.3

Things of Interest: The Three Bretheren

Personal Comments: Having stayed overnight on a car park in Gala. we were keen to set off. The day started misty but we were assured by locals it wouldn't rain. I found the continuation of The Southern Upland Way in the centre of Gala, so up we went. Ross and Kevin (Obby) were with us. The Borders are quite lovely with rolling hills everywhere you look, as you can tell this is my kind of country. Gaining height slowly, the views came along, and they were just as you would imagine in hill country. The light was quite flat so any photos would not do them justice today, but I still took a few.
The Three Bretheren is a hill where 3 county parishes meet, and at 464m. above sea level, today it was a little cool with a northerly breeze. The forests around here seem to stretch forever and beyond. We press on to Traquair, where there is a country house, legend states that a pair of gates called The Bear Gates have been locked since 1745 when the last person to pass through was Bonnie Prince Charlie, and will remain closed until there is a Stuart on the throne again, it could be some time!
2 miles down the road Innerleithen was waiting and so was Ross, we again settle for a space just out of town to spend the night.