1891.
Aug. 26.
Durham, -- Hexam, -- Chollerford, England
  Clear and cool with high winds.
  Took the 11.33 train for Hexam which we reached about two
o'clock. After lunch we went to Cathedral Abbey; small but very 
interesting, - Early English - a fine Saxon crypt of 7th century.
Took 4.45 train for Chollerford arriving at 5.15. George Inn,
delightfully situated on bank of Tyne, a beautiful river recall-
ing the Androscoggin. Robins and Wrens singing in walled garden
Alder trees by river 2 feet in diameter at base.