Thank you 🙂🙂

Ok that's another three. I'll purchase them tonight and you can all pay me on the walk 🙂

Hi TMW can I have a passport too please,I'm doing my walk sponsored so would be a good idea to have some proof of completing the walk, Thank you 🙂

I will do.

Forgot to say, would you be able to get another 2 passport please if it's not to late?
Also, let me know how to get the payment to you.

Oh Blueray sorry you didn't see this earlier ☹ We'll just have to make the most of the walking week then won't we.🙂
There was talk of a meal on the Friday night we arrive as it's Minty's birthday but I guess it all depends on what time everyone will get there! Keep your eyes peeled on the forum for any updates and see what we come up with! 😀

Hi TMIW
How did I miss this thread?!?
You may have seen in another thread that my friend Tracy and I have already arranged transport via train. She's in Aberdeen, I'm in Berkshire and neither of us fancied driving.

She has also arranged for us to stay at a pub on the last night, recommended by Tracey the organiser ( sorry if I'm confusing you - too many Tracies!!). Not sure what the pub is called, but will find out and let you know. I quite like the idea of having a hearty meal, a few drinks and then crawling upstairs to bed 🙂

We both leave really early on the Friday morning - around 7am.

Shame I didn't see this post before. I will check properly in future.

I am devastated that I will have to be purchasing a new pair of boots, my trusty old Meindl's have given up the ghost after 6 years. Hope I can break the new ones in in time!

thank goodness for that, I thought you meant that i really do sound like a trainspotter 😀😀😀

My comment refers to your comment about Minty Sarah68 just in case it was confusing!😈😈😈

I am also purchasing wall passports for Minty Sarah68 Christine 9421 and myself. Anymore takers?
There are several points along the way where they can be stamped so it can be a record of proof that you walked it. They're £2 each plus postage

Dangerously true Sarah68!!! 😈😈😈

PS sorry to sound like a trainspotter, my ex worked for East Coast and then NorthernRail! Sadly the only thing I miss about the relationship is the staff discount card 😀😀😀

Hello, yes £4 is for advance purchase ticket and numbers will be limited so the longer we leave it the dearer it will be. Standard walk on fare is £15 so that's the maximum it would go up to. guess it's a case of weighing up cost versus flexibility. Although a few of us are in Minty's hands if we want a lift home! 🙂🙂

Regarding the day after the party!!!!!:~
We all need to get back to Carlisle so we can pick up our cars and continue our travel home. I have been looking at trains from Newcastle to Carlisle and if we get either the 10.22 am 11.22 am or 12.22 am a one way ticket is currently showing at £4 I'm not sure if this will change if you leave buying your ticket to the last minute. If we all agree on a time and I can purchase them together - or you can purchase your own. Whatever suits best 🙂

Hi Kids
Sorry there's more than one thread relating to Hadrian's Wall but I thought this had history worth reading. Between Minty & I (with our urges to be organised) I thought I had better re-iterate some information.
For the last night in Newcastle I have booked rooms for Walk 55, Elaine, Jeff, Chris 50, Dave, Minty, Sarah68 & myself. Christine9421 has booked rooms for Herself, LMS, MorningDawn & 1 other (since HMcB has pulled out).

Hi I'm now booked on walk, if any one that hasn't yet booked a room and would like to share for the last night,let me know 🙂
Very excited 🙂🙂

Rooms at Newcastle Quayside are currently showing at £50 (£25 each) but I just looked at the Millenium bridge and that is showing £39 (£19.50 each so last 3 girls and LMS get booking quickly!

Hey let's not freak out about the last night ladies whatever we do we should make sure we're comfortable I see sarah68 has a boob tube fetish, the boys will be doing the full minty and the rest of us will just chill out!!!! 😈😈:~😈

Been out this afternoon to buy boob tube and mini skirt only there was a sale on at the outdoor shop and i came home with a new waterproof and 2 pairs of bridgedale socks instead. Is there any hope? 😀

OK, if you're wearing jeans I will too. Phew 🙂🙂

Yaaaaay!!!!!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

At least a lycra mini skirt and boob tube won't take up much room in our rucksacks 😀😀😀😀😀

I don't know what everyone elses walking experience is like, and as a newbie I don't want to sound patronising - but I've done a few long distance walks, and before my first one (Great Glen Way), my husband (now ex!) said "You? You'd never manage that!" Well what more encouragement could a girl ask for? Of course I managed it, it was a heck of a challenge but I'm so glad I went for it. I'm just saying, if you think you can't do it, you're wrong - you can!!!! As Minty says it's not a race, It's just one day walk...then another...and another....you can do it 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

I'm thinking I'll definitely need to take something specially for the night club, in fact I'm seeing my doctor next week for a prescription :~:~:~:~

Hope you all have a fab time. Can you do a daily blog

Hey we stick together whatever 🙂 I've sent you mail so bear it in mind

Sorry folks I have been sleeping all day 🙂 Not to worry about the room Claudetter I can sort summat out or just travel home on the day... What will be will be 🙂

I think you owe me several favours now Minty! Ooooh how should I collect them?!!! I'll save them for the walk as I may need carrying partway 😮😈😈😈😈

The low price is internet only and you can only book a maximum of 4 rooms at a time.
I have booked the quayside Chris50.
Looking on the premier inn site the city centre millenium bridge (which is about a mile away) is showing rooms at £39 so if you read this message in the next day LMS you might be able to get it by booking online. Good luck

Which premier inn are you booking in Newcastle, Claudette?

Little Miss Sunshine as I haven't heard from you, I haven't booked a room for you. The difficulty is that we are a group of 9 currently and if I book another room now it will cost you £68.

use another computer or your phone. some sites recognize the computer and then bump the price up.

A lot of the airlines do it.....If that doesn't work well split the cost between us is my thoughts

Try phoning them tell them you want the same price as you are a group 🙂

Disaster has struck. After 5 attemps to book four rooms I finally managed it but when I went back to book another room the rate had gone up to £34 per person!!! 😮😮😮☹ What shall I do now??????

We'll always "keep our hats on". lol

Very happy to go along with these plans; a good meal, booze, bop and comfortable bed seem to be a fitting way to celebrate.
I even remember doing a version of "SLSC" some 40 years ago, but it was probably very tame compared with the "rugby" version!
Do we use ladies hats In your version, Dave? 😀😀

cultural experience or culture shock!!! Hang on to your hats ladies!!!! 😈😈😈😈😈

Ha ha, I think that part is compulsory mate.

I once performed it at the Llangollen Eisteddfod Fringe festival with 25 other rugby players..... and we got a standing ovation.

So the ladies are in for a cultural experience !!

Careful, you'll scare the newbies !!!!!

You never know Minty, Chris and I might even do a version for you girls at the end of the walk. 😋

Mock ye not. Don't forget we've all seen your "swing low sweet chariot"!!!! 😋😈😈😈

Its a big yes from me.
I can just see Minty and Claudette doing the funky chicken in the floating night club.....

That sounds fab, a bit of luxury at the end 🙂 do we need to book as a group then, or what, we don't want to end up with a twin room each so we'll have to plan who is doing the deed....?