sabbatical 2019 - Lindisfarne 1 of 2 safe places to get out of the mud if the tide rises while you are hiking

sabbatical 2019 - Lindisfarne

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August 9th 2019
Last hiking day of St. Cuthbert's Way, across the mudflats at lowtide to the isle of Lindisfarne. The trek across the sands took 2 and 1/2 hours. Rose walked briefly until water got in her wellies (boots). Becky, Ben, and Jan ended up bare foot in the mud at the end. And to think the causeway was not here until the 1950's, and even with a population of up to 500 on this island! So there are p ... read more

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