Today, the weather has been kinder to us – we haven’t had yesterday’s persistent rain to contend with or the wind; we’ve only had hailstones and snow today!
We had always planned a shorter day’s walking as we were driving back to Norfolk this afternoon. After a huge breakfast prepared by our lovely support crew (!!), you have just got to LOVE your support crew, we left the cottage and started our walk – through a bleak but beautiful industrial landscape – the old Yarnbury lead mines above Grassington. We’ve walked by water all day – crossing streams, using stepping stones, suspension bridges, past the odd lake, fish farms, etc.
We had all cheered up too from yesterday – a lot of yesterday’s walk was done in silence except for the odd happy dance and sudden burst of singing to try and raise our spirits. Today was a totally different walk – lots of laughing, singing, talking nonsense, etc. Much nicer …..even if a little soft underfoot alongside the River Wharfe
The day was finished off by calling into the Woolly Sheep Public House in Skipton, where we will actually be staying on the weekend of the big walk – it was only right to call in and check out its potential as somewhere good enough for the Tears for Beers walking team. Oh and to try out the beer of course as well – and I think Rachel has even decided every meal from the menu! To be fair we did not talk too much during the walk about food so we can let her off with some planning.
A great weekend overall – bring on the next one!
We had always planned a shorter day’s walking as we were driving back to Norfolk this afternoon. After a huge breakfast prepared by our lovely support crew (!!), you have just got to LOVE your support crew, we left the cottage and started our walk – through a bleak but beautiful industrial landscape – the old Yarnbury lead mines above Grassington. We’ve walked by water all day – crossing streams, using stepping stones, suspension bridges, past the odd lake, fish farms, etc.
We had all cheered up too from yesterday – a lot of yesterday’s walk was done in silence except for the odd happy dance and sudden burst of singing to try and raise our spirits. Today was a totally different walk – lots of laughing, singing, talking nonsense, etc. Much nicer …..even if a little soft underfoot alongside the River Wharfe
The day was finished off by calling into the Woolly Sheep Public House in Skipton, where we will actually be staying on the weekend of the big walk – it was only right to call in and check out its potential as somewhere good enough for the Tears for Beers walking team. Oh and to try out the beer of course as well – and I think Rachel has even decided every meal from the menu! To be fair we did not talk too much during the walk about food so we can let her off with some planning.
A great weekend overall – bring on the next one!
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