We’ll here it is at last. After months of planning we are now here and on our way. The day started with an alarm call at 4am and by 5 I had picked up Mark and we were on the road to Richmond. We arrived at around 7am with dark skies looming and the minibus […]
Another day today that threatened bad weather but turned out fantastic. During the night I was woken by what sounded like stones hitting the windows. It was in fact rain in a proper downpour. When we woke at 7am it was very gloomy but had at least stopped raining. We had a really good full […]
We knew today was the toughest of the whole route but never imagined just how tough. We started with a few steady miles through Borrowdale valley before starting a long slow climb up to Lining Crag and then to Greenup Edge. This really is a tough climb but when we turned to look at our […]
The alarm woke us at 7am and after a bacon and sausage butties we were off down the road. Very quickly we were climbing up a tough hill but at the top we were rewarded with a view of the stunning Angle Tarn. It’s a small lake but has 2 Islands and a cove and […]
Another early alarm call at 6-45 and down for another full English. It’s just got to be done on this walk, it’s the rules 🙂 After that it was off on what most people call the best day of the challenge. It’s a long day at 21 miles but it’s steady away over lots of […]
Another day and yep you guessed it another full English breakfast. Not the best breakfast but for the first time it had Black Pudding which was a real bonus. The hotel we stayed at in Nateby was absolutely stunning with the best room and food of the walk so far. I’d love it of we […]
The alarm went off this morning at 6:40 am and to be honest I really didn’t want to get up. My legs ached and the thought of 20 odd miles again wasn’t appealing at all. We went down for another full English and then set off out of the village after first taking a picture […]
Today has been the best day of the whole Coast to Coast so far. I just can’t believe how gorgeous the Yorkshire moors are. The day started with an alarm call at 6:45am and then down for breakfast with the 2 Steve’s before parting ways with them as they were doing a short day today. […]
Another morning and another full English. This was the best one so far with beans, black pudding and duck eggs. After that the pub owner drove us up to our end point yesterday we set off on the days only hill. A short but steep climb up on to the summit of Round Hill. From […]
A strange feeling this morning as we awoke with the alarm at 6am. This would be the last time we would be doing this. The last alarm call, the last fry up and the last day leaving our bags behind to walk to another town. Part of me is disappointed but I’ve also this great […]
