Borderlands . . . Yair Hill Forest

Today was lovely compared to yesterday. Maybe we got our bike legs under us. It started out rainy, but by the end of the day we had these fluffy Scottish clouds and a brilliant blue sky. We had well timed breaks at Floors Castle (for tea and the gardens), Newtown (for a lucky sighting of some sheep herding trials), and Melrose (for a late lunch). We crossed the Tweed several times (coast down at breakneck speed, trudge back up the other side), and finally made it to Clovenfords.