Distance Walked: 24km, Time Taken: 6h 34m, # Times Went Astray: 2, # Beers: 1 glass Malbec
Today's walking was indeed dull but the weather was fine. It was a bit cool and windy, but nothing that layers couldn't handle. The main thing was it did not rain the whole day. It was even sunny in spots. After yesterday, we considered today to be a good day. Aaron had been in the tank corp in the army. He told us of a 5 day exercise he'd gone on. The 4 crew of the tank had to spend the entire time in the tank, with limited supplies of food and water. It was to evaluate how long they could be effective if they were trapped behind enemy lines. He said the only reason hiking yesterday hadn't been as bad as spending 5 days in a tank was because during the tank exercise they didn't know when it was going to end.
You will note that we went astray twice today. Once was accidental. The path here through the Yorkshire Dales sometimes has signs identifying the C2C path, other times it just identifies a public footpath, while sometimes there is no sign at all at an intersection. Also, sometimes, just to tease, there is a public footpath sign pointing to the wrong path while the C2C path is unsigned. This caused us the first detour. In the second case, there was a clear C2C sign pointing to the path running to the right hand side of the fence in this photo. We walked around the other 3 sides of the field instead.
There wasn't a lot to see on the route today. It mainly went through farmland and one field looks a lot like another. We did pass a field full of these cutest fluffy horses. They looked like Clydesdales that had shrunk in the wash and who needed a haircut. They demanded pats, which we dutifully gave.
Tonight we are staying at a farmhouse a few kilometres from Danby Wiske which is also a B&B. They had two friendly black cats who I gave lots of cuddles to until it was time for their dinner. I immediately began completely uninteresting. I haven't managed to see them since. They are barn cats who aren't allowed in the house. The family dog is allowed in.
Dinner was cooked and served by the lady of the house. We each were given a plate with a huge slab of baked ham (You Could Eat It) and had many dishes of steamed and roast vegetables to pass around. Dessert was a pavlova topped with lemon curd that was Not Bad. I wish I'd ordered a ham sandwich for my packed lunch tomorrow now. I opted for cheese & chutney. I wonder if it is too late to change my mind.
The forecast is for fine weather tomorrow and we only have a short day planned. In theory we only have 14km to cover. It shouldn't take us more than about 4 1/2 hours, even allowing for a lunch stop. What will we do with otherselves?
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