Berwick, Newcastle and throbbing mouth

 Last day of February so I update now. Month started in Berwick-upon-Tweed, a place just over the border in England, hadn't really spent any time there before, but had passed through. It was quite a historical place with a wall more or less right round the centre (to keep the Scots out back then). It surpassed my expectations, was actually very nice, the place we were staying in-spent last 4 nights alone- was just over the bridge on the Tweedmouth side, just a 5 minute walk into centre of town. The weather really couldn't have been better, hardly a drop of rain, took the opportunity to travel by train down to Newcastle for a few hours, Newcastle being another place I had hardly been in before. All in all a good place to spend a week, and a good place to get over 10k steps every day, would go again. Perhaps the only downside were that the pubs weren't really up to much, probably the best being the Leaping Salmon (an ex-spoons) and The Thatch on the other side of river. I even got a couple of runs in-to Spittal- where there is a huge promenade and beach, so not very far from where I stayed. 

Got back home on the Friday, on the Saturday I went to work even though a toothache had started overnight. It got so bad I had to go home and called sick next day, was utter agony and had to wait until Monday to be seen by dentist. It was my lower right first molar, the one I had refilled a year ago, the one the previous dentist had screwed up when the Kinghorn surgery was still open, anyway it was semi-treated, then went back for root canal treatment a few days later. Was bloody expensive, almost £400 and it's not over yet as will be back in April for a crown, I don't like money much anyway..

The Monday after coming home was also the day of Davy Specs funeral, was my Auld Hoose pal for many years in Kinghorn, first time I had been to Dunfermline Crem, been at the Kirkcaldy one plenty times though.  

Got my steps target a couple of days back, well had a great start down south so wasn't likely to fail this month, also a few short runs, including yesterday and today from the Kissing Trees down into Kirkcaldy, only about 3k, so nothing too strenuous at my age! Maybe my increased activity this week is because I am now off the booze, well on day 5 anyway, hope to make the month before the next trip down to Chester and visit to Manchester. My liver is thankful for the holiday and need to lose another 3 kg.  

Here a few photos taken this month, I seem to like bridges, the long one in Berwick, the other the famous Newcastle one. The third is a stunning looking young man at the gate above entrance to Berwick town centre.