Turns out last Saturday was not the last run of the year. We had beautiful clear blue skies in the Borders this morning and since I only needed a few essentials, I decided that a trip to Lidl in Kelso on the bike was the order of the day. I have been back in Scotland over 3 years now and hadn't yet visited the Wallace Monument, so resisting the temptation to paint my face blue and white whilst yelling "Freedom" at the top of my voice, I headed a few miles away to visit said monument. The setting is quite stunning, overlooking the River Tweed. You do have to walk 400yds to the monument from the car park, but it is worth it. After my run to Kelso, which is a great road, I stopped a mile from home to get a shot of the Eildons and the valley looking towards Galashiels. I say Eildons, but you can only see one on this shot. The other top is immediately behind this one. You can see both from the Wallace Monument.
