Another shortish day today. We had yet another huge breakfast and didn’t set off till about 9.30. The route was largely wide paths (either sandy, as it’s a “dry moor”) or cindery. The last part of it used to be a railway (the Rosedale railway) which was used in the 19th century to transport iron ore.
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| There were loads of baby grouse early on in the day |
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| A few hills to start the day with |
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We had every sort of weather - rain, occasional sun, and very strong wind. Fortunately we weren’t walking directly against it. It was kind of blowing us sideways.
We didn’t really stop much today, except to re-do feet, shoes etc. We hadn’t brought lunch with us as we planned to eat when we arrived. (Less to carry.)
The cinder path was quite hard underfoot, and by the time we got to the Lion Inn we were very happy to see it.
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| Huzzah! |
It’s situated at the highest point of the Noeth York Moors (1,325 feet above sea level) and is very cosy inside - we are sitting in here until the wind dies down (supposedly around 8pm) and will pitch or tents then, after dinner. For now, we can hear it blowing down the fireplaces!
Eventually we pitched in the beer garden. It was still really windy all night!
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