The GCW Tour, A Few Bits of the UK and Ireland: Roman Rocks

So we left Edinburgh and headed south via the A68. Various websites described it as one of Scotland's most beautiful roads, and at least one I saw called it mountainous. It was definitely nice, though perhaps not "most beautiful" (but definitely better than the A1). 

And I certainly I wouldn't call it mountainous. "Hilly," perhaps.

But the  boarder crossing was definitely festive...

From there we wound up at Housesteads Roman Fort. It's not what the Romans called it, but it's one of the least eroded sections of Hadrian's Wall left, and that seemed worth seeing. And as far as rocks go, I have to say they were quite picturesque, even if you had to dodge the sheep -- and sheep poo -- to get to them.

And it definitely seemed to be a thing to walk the wall. We saw a lot of people doing that...