Tuesday, June 23, 2026

June 22, Hubberholme to Ribblehead

I was not sad to leave The George Inn.  In addition to the terrible food, it reeked of cooking oil, and the wi-fi did not work in the room (which was musty) only they don't let you use computers in the bar, whih happens to be only place there is a decent signal.  Such are the issues of this day and age!

Villages around here have  marvelous names:






 Today, I caught Peter Cottontail before he ran away:




Part of the walk was along the river:



And get a load of this:

The sign reads:  Riparian Tree Planting Intercepting Water. Woah!


Phone booth with phone:



Whether the phone works or not, no idea.  Maybe they are waiting to swap it out for a defibrillator.

One has been warned:




Countryside becoming less exciting:

and boggy.


Let's call this—with its little platform on top,  Hangman's Stile:


Sheep taking the Dale's Way in the reverse direction:




Shepherd's Cottage, where I am staying, offers reading material such as this:


 

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