Carlisle to Kirkpatrick Fleming - 18.2 miles

After having breakfast with Jon we headed to the city centre and said goodbye as he caught the 9 o'clock train back home. I headed for the chemist to get some more plasters and a fruit market to restock my banana supplies. I  left Carlisle about 9.30 and crossed the river Eden that  led me to the city's suburbs. My route then took me on a minor road that runs parallel to the busy A74 M . It was a frustrating sort of day, very windy, stop start walk, due to the rain showers. I had not yet got my mind in solo persons walk mode . Eventually I reached Gretna where I had a chat to an End To End cyclist. In a pub I had something to eat and escaped  from the strong wind. The B 7076 can only be described as a very boring road although it does make map reading easy. I soon reached my B and B and that evening  got a lift to and from the pub  to take on board some more calories.