Edinburgh to Iron Bridge

We left Edinburgh and drove to Haddington. Getting out of Ed. was a breeze compared to our entry. Our first stop was Haddington. Thanks to Carol and Harry we knew where to go to find Pa's birth place. Took some pictures and went to the library, unfortunately the archives didn't open until 2:00 p.m. so we didn't stay to look. Drove on to Morepeth in England where we visited the tourist infor. (TI). They are always placed at the most difficult part of town to get to and have no parking and the ladies always seem a bit superior. However, we always get the advice we need. We now have a room at Heddon on the wall called Iron Sign Farm. It is an interesting stay. Did I mention that from just before Morpeth on it has been raining HARD? The next morning the rain is coming down in buckets and the wind is blowing it sideways. We give a couple who have decided not to finish the last day of walking Hardians wall ,because of the severe weather warning, to Housesteads where they can catch a bus and we can tour the fort. We did tour the fort, it was raining harder and the wind was much stronger - almost knocked me over once. Thank goodness for good rain clothes and boots. The sheep (many) were all standing with their bums facing the wind. Who says sheep are stupid. They closed the fort after we finished. On to Iron Bridge. It was like driving through the tornado in Edmonton many times over and over. It didn't help to stop and it would just begin again a few miles on. We were happy to get to Iron Bridge and this has been a highlight of the trip. The Iron Bridge is awesome and right across from our B&B which is above the post office in a building built in 1790. The many museums were excellent. It really demonstrates how the insdustrial revolution began. New methods of making cast iron, ways of using steam with engines, pottery, it was an exciting time in history. Lots of machinery for Roy and Blists Hill museum is tops.