I am reluctant to give up a winning formula, I am rarely in such a position, so its more of the same with a panoramic view of Harbottle. This is seen from a famous landmark called Drake Stone. Its a half hour scramble up a steep hill where there is an enormous ‘free standing’ stone on top of a grassy hill. It looks quite out of place, if it were in Ireland there would be some kind of myth around a giant living at the top of the hill. Anyway, learning from recent lessons I have placed the castle of Harbottle on the extreme right, not recognisable now, and truthfully, I wasn’t aware that it was in the photo. I am now thinking of scouting out some hill climbs in Northumberland as I like these elevated views.
View over Harbottle. Day 1