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

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