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Day 3: Kirkandrews on Eden to Carlisle

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Caught the first No 93 bus of the day from the centre of Carlisle to Kirkandrews on Eden to walk back to our hotel.  We arrived to start our walk at 1pm.  This late start is why we've used our bikes on the previous days.   The weather was good again and we soon got into our stride.   Passed a homemade swing in a tree.  Someone had made it to resemble a horse:  it was brilliant although my photo taken balancing on uneven ground on a 45 degree slope, doesn't do it justice!  We also crossed Sourmilk Bridge which, we found out later, was near Milestone 69.   On our way to Grinsdale we passed two women walking the path West to East.  They were much younger than us so we did say we would meet them again later when they would inevitably catch us up and pass us.  They did, in Grinsdale however we could see they had missed the path and after we waved them back, they overtook us again. The walk along side the river was at the top o...