Hawes to Keld, 20 kilometres (12 miles)
We started the day with a long and steady ascent of Great Shunner Fell (716m),
Yorkshire's third highest mountain, 10 kilometres walking uphill.
It was a bit foggy but can you see the grouse on the path?
The summit
and then it cleared.
Lovely bed tonight at Butt House in Keld.
Horton-in-Ribbersdale to Hawes, 15 miles (24 kilometres)
I had a great post composed in my head while walking. Lost it now.
For some time we walked on a Roman road. Imagine that.
How many hundreds of years ago did Romans tramp along this road?
I'm glad I had more on my feet than Roman sandals.
The weather has been spectacular.
Clouds and wind and rain whipping around us.
Don't think I am complaining, just sharing the experience.
I was standing at the bottom of this rise trying to capture the clouds,
when whoosh,
(I didn't have time to gat the camera out)
4 trail bikes came screaming over the hill.
Hardly seen a soul all day and then....
and more...
And then A FIGHTER JET CAME SCREAMING DOWN THE VALLEY BELOW US.
(I didn't have time to get the camera out)
So close and we were above it.
So that was my exciting day. How was yours?
Malham to Horton- in -Ribblesdale 14.5 miles (23.5k)
I was going to have a rest from blogging tonight but I have had such a great day.
We were in mist or cloud all day.
These twin cairns are called The Two Stone men.
The guide book says to look around.
For the first time in days there are no towers or obelisks on the horizon.
Visibility was so poor we could see very little until we descended a bit.
This is the view of Pen-y-Ghent as we approached.
The trig point at the summit, not much view.
And then the slow descent.
Lovely flash bedroom awaiting us tonight.
After 6 days of walking and at least 122 kilometres (86miles)
we are having a rest day in Malham (only 10 k today).
or bended
along the water's edge
or hard to find across open fields
And picking your way across the rocks.
Against driving rain across dam walls
and cloud covered hill tops
I am loving it all.
Thornton-in-Craven to Malham, 9.5 miles, 15.5 kilometres.
We started our walk today here.
The guide book described today as a relaxed day of walking. Ha ha.
It was along paths and lanes,
canals and streams.
Everyone was out enjoying the sun and we slowed, chatting along the way.
This was a must photograph landmark
(and means we have walked approximately 70 miles so far this walk not counting to-and-from our accommodation and dinner)
and lollies!
Oh no. I think this might be a long post.
And just round the corner from the lollie shop, a flea market!
My little collection from the flea market.
Something to hold my reel of thread,
a little sewing kit,
I shouldn't but I did.
Sue and her stall at the flea market in Gargave, next held on the August bank holiday weekend Sunday and Monday. There were so many more treasures I could have saved.
Eventually we tore ourselves away but not far as a couple of boats were negotiating the nearby lock.
Oh, and this was funny in a terrifying kind of way....
These cows started following me across the field but when I stopped and turned
they would stop. But not GO AWAY.
With persistence I made it out of that field
and here we are tonight in Malham!
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