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To describe day eight I have to finish the story of day seven because as it turns out they became connected. As I was sitting in the pub at the George Hotel in Orton watching Wales and Ireland play their soccer match, my main occupation after posting yesterday’s blog, a huge crowd of eight people loudly entered the bar. They took the table next to mine and asked to borrow some of… Read More
I had an early night last night and so when I went down to breakfast this morning I finally had a chance to meet the six other people who had spent the night at the Hermitage Bed and Breakfast with me. The building was a large 300 year old farmhouse and our hostess has lived in it for fifty years. All six other guests, two couples and a pair of young women… Read More
I don’t know where to start to describe Day 6. The stage today was a long one, 16 miles from Patterdale to Shap, and as I overnighted in Glen Ridding about a mile north of Patterdale, I got a bonus mile. Yay, me! In addition, this day was the last bit of walking in the Lake District National Park and it certainly did not go gently into that good night. Reviewing the… Read More
Another beautiful day dawned in the Lake District I discovered as I peeked out my curtains this morning. It looked as promising as yesterday was, a sunny sky with some clouds and a great temperature for walking. My task for the day was to get from Grasmere to Patterdale. The route consisted of only 8-ish miles up and over one hill into the next valley so I was planning on taking the… Read More
When researching about the England Coast to Coast trip several references I ran across suggested that rest days be planned along the route in order to fully enjoy the experience. Various villages and towns were mentioned as nice places to stay over to explore and out of the many tempting stops I chose two, mainly driven by the amount of time I had available. My first rest stop in Grasmere on day… Read More
As I opened the curtain to glance out the window in my small but cozy guest room upon waking in order to find out how the day was going to begin I was excited to see a mostly sunny sky. Rumor had it, via the consensus of weather reports the night before, that the day was going to be clear and pleasant and I hoped that the blue sky I saw meant… Read More
England Coast to Coast: Day 2 And the word of the day is: Ouch! And the theme of the day is: Rocks! And finally the lesson of the day is: The world is incredibly small! Let me elaborate…. I woke up this morning to a cloudy day and the six of us who stayed overnight at the Stork were mainly fixated on the weather forecast as we ate breakfast. One report indicated… Read More
This year I decided it was time for an “active” vacation. The last one I had was the trip to Peru in 2012 (see blogs). Back in February I spent some time looking at the possibilities but the trip that caught my eye and fit into my work schedule was the England Coast to Coast walk. it is a 192 mile leisurely walk from St. Bees on the west coast of England… Read More
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