Thursday 19 th April
118 miles travelled in total today.Our
overnight wild camp at Seaton Sluice was a good choice, small car park was excellent , no noise, stunning views of St Mary's Island, the light house and the coast.
Negotiated using the services at the Caravan club site next to the aforementioned public car park for a tenner and washed my hair in a wash basin in the shower block , such bliss to have clean hair ...Called in to NT  property Seaton Delaval but  not open for an hour and limited walks, so we elected to travel 65 miles further  to NT Wallington , a great river walk , woods , beautiful flowers in bloom in the wall garden, attractive house ( one room devoted entirely to fully furnished  dolls houses through the ages) Sunny, warm day, lots  of happy  children playing on the  lawn outside the NT shop , enjoyable visit ...
Drove across country for another 1.5 hours through beautiful countryside, the terrain becoming more  rugged as we progressed.
Arrived at friend's house (my  ex boss in Telford , now retired)   in Chirnside ( 8 years since we last called  on them )we  spent a couple of hours there and their kind  hospitality included delicious home baked scones and fruit biscuits..Yum... . They are relocating to the  Norfolk/Suffolk border after 11 years of running a BnB on the Borders  to be nearer their  aging parents.
We tried several car parks on the coast for an overnight camp , Eyemouth , St Apps, but motorhome  parking not allowed. We finally settled in a secluded parking space on the hillside  above Dowlaw farm, very quiet and windy, tucked out of sight,  near a large  windfarm .
Watched Last Kingdom on TV fearing the worst for Uhtred and gratefully  to bed .