Left B and B, run by a very bossy lady, to meet my friends and to decide which route we would take from Keld to Reeth. The high route I did last time, the low route, along the Swale River is the recommended one and the one we took. What a perfectly lovely somewhere between thirteen and fifteen miles we walked today!
Picture-book pretty! Since I am not the greatest photographer, this is the only photo worth posting and it is not very good:
We crossed many styles, walked through many gates, each having its own peculiar way of latching, some of which are very narrow.
Tanya squeezing through:
My room at tonight's B and B is tiny, but there is a cheerful common room. Picked up a "tuna" sandwich (really just mayonnaise) from the shop attached to the post office, it being the only establishment selling such kind of fare open at 4:45 when we arrived. (That places close early in these parts is an understatement.) Added to said sandwich a yellow pepper, chips, and an apple, and called it dinner.
Upon arrival at the B and B, cake and tea were was served, so not feeling one bit deprived.
Best purchase so far, the only one, really, was that pair of gators, I think I mentioned, real ones, not silly little ones that tie on with a shoe lace, but the kind that go up to the knee and are waterproof. For those planning on doing this kind of walk, don't leave home without them.
Enjoying very much the dried apricots and walnuts brought from home. They are so delicious with good bread and butter. Hope to replenish supply in Richmond--tomorrow's destination and the next day's!
It is 8:30 p.m. and the sky still looks good. That unrelenting rain, day after day, was truly exhausting.
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