Legs and Borders

Today the weather was mainly windy with splashes of rain and an occasional shy appearance from the sun. The path itself was amazing, completely different from the first 30 miles from Newcastle, it was mainly hiking along the actual Hadrian Wall mostly restored (in 1970s) with many forts, gateways and turrets scattered and still visible along its path. Think I must have walked a similar distance to yesterday, about 24 miles which leaves me with 16 for tomorrow to finish it off in Carlisle, from what I heard the path turns again into a walking next to the side of a road kind of experience for this final (for me) stretch but it's alright with what I have seen today.  Relentless wind made me relocate the campsite at the last minute tonight, I planned to sleep in one of the turrets next to the wall but I just couldn't set up the tent without it being shred to pieces by the wind. Instead I'm staying in a corner of a good old cows field surrounded by a stone fence, it's just e...

It was built between 1877-1884 with concrete and bricks on the pentagon plan. The property was fortified on the left bank resistance defense line of Toruń. During the Second World War, British prisoners of Stalag XX A were held here. Traces of their presence survived to this day - drawings on the inner walls of the fortress (last two pictures). Big up to Bunkerites of Poland for allowing us to stay over night in the bunker they taking care of (first two pictures), good times.