Veni, Vidi, Vici

 Along with Amo, Amas, Amat (I, you, he/she or it loves) the title of this post (I came, I saw, I conquered) is the only Latin I remember from 5 years of study :( 

It is, however, the perfect introduction to my quilt for this quarter's challenge - Maps.

Our middle and youngest sons recently completed their walk along the route of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. They have tackled the walk in stages so the section shown in the quilt above was the final section to be walked on a lovely, sunny Sunday last month. We were, fortunately, able to join them for this last section and for the pub lunch celebration after! 

The route shown on the quilt is contained within both of these maps above. When we lived in Northumberland, Hadrian's Wall was a popular destination for days out so, as you can see, the map at the back has been well used :)

Along this part of the wall there were several turrets and milecastles, which are marked on the map and quilt. Part of the route was closed for maintenance, so we had to walk around and through the plantation shown on the left. It was a good test of how waterproof our walking boots were! 

Hadrian's Wall runs from Coast to Coast along the edge of Northumberland and Cumbria and measures 73 miles along its length, but is 80 Roman Miles so I added the Roman Numerals for 80 to signify the boys' achievement. 

 I would like to make a similar quilt for the starting point of their walk so they can have one each to mark their journey.

Looking forward to seeing how my fellow Endeavourers have tackled this new challenge!

Head over to Celtic Thistle Stitches to read some of the background to the whole walk.