Gallery
28 Aug 1987 · David ready to roll while Mark Williams fettles his bike outside Bellingham Youth Hostel.
28 Aug 1987 · High on the B6341 above Elsdon, the Cheviots loom under grey skies.
28 Aug 1987 · Turning off at Swindon for Alwinton and the Cheviot track, Swindon Hill purple.
28 Aug 1987 · Climbing into Upper Coquetdale beyond Alwinton, the lane threading past Barrow Mill.
28 Aug 1987 · Chris splashes through the ford near Trows Farm as the youngsters breeze it.
28 Aug 1987 · The track turns grassy as we continue climbing towards Windy Gyle.
28 Aug 1987 · Grinding up the grassy bridleway, closing on the border at Windy Gyle.
28 Aug 1987 · At last, the Cheviot crest—bleak, broad and gloriously empty.
28 Aug 1987 · Windy Gyle’s border: just a weathered wooden gate and far-reaching views.
28 Aug 1987 · Gathered at the Windy Gyle border—no checkpoint, just a gate and heather.
28 Aug 1987 · Chris and Michael Hall tip into Scotland, a playful, occasionally boggy descent.
28 Aug 1987 · Tarmac at last—wheels rinsed in Cocklawfoot’s ford while David’s puncture is sorted.
29 Aug 1987 · Jeff and Graham wheel out from Kirk Yetholm Youth Hostel, panniers packed for departure.
29 Aug 1987 · Kelso’s broad cobbled square—the largest in Scotland—moments after the Post Office shut.
29 Aug 1987 · Lunch on The Cobby park’s riverside lawns at Kelso, with Floors Castle across the Tweed.
29 Aug 1987 · Looking back from Jedburgh Road to Kelso Bridge, with St Andrew’s and the Abbey beyond.
29 Aug 1987 · Floors Castle basking across parkland from the A699 on leaving Kelso.
30 Aug 1987 · Aidan, Brett, Graham, Mark and Michael ready to roll from Snoot’s chapel hostel on a sunny morning.
30 Aug 1987 · Crossing the Borthwick Water footbridge from Snoot’s meadow, heaving touring bikes back to the road.
30 Aug 1987 · Aidan, Brett, Gary, Graham and Mark cool off at Ewes Water’s rickety suspension bridge.
30 Aug 1987 · Mark heads towards Newbiggin Farm in soft evening sunshine, the group strung out ahead.
30 Aug 1987 · Brett and Graham spin past Newbiggin Farm, evening light on hedges and fields.
31 Aug 1987 · Morning sunshine on Etterby House, Carlisle Youth Hostel, before heading into Carlisle.
31 Aug 1987 · The full tour group gathered at Carlisle Youth Hostel in the sunshine.