Day 12. We left The Three Tuns after a delicious breakfast of fresh fruit, fried eggs on thick brown toast (no brown sauce for me!) and my first latte on the trip and picked up where we left off. Our walk today along the Cleveland Way segment of the C2C trail was nearly 17 miles -- up and over five "bumps" as Ben referred to them. A bit more than bumps, I'd say.
As we crested one bump we came upon a group of hunters who were just finishing their morning's pheasant hunt. All the men were appropriately dressed with ties and jackets. They were accompanied by their hunting dogs -- several springer spaniels, a yellow lab and a clumber spaniel . The gents were an amiable lot and agreed we could take their photo.
Moving on, we stopped for lunch at the fourth bump as the mist dissipated and the sun appeared. We had a spectacular, panoramic view of the Dales below as we enjoyed our goat cheese and chutney sandwiches on brown bread. Yum!! That's Ben, Peter and Jim getting ready to eat lunch.Our high point today was 1250 feet although most of the bumps were this high.
After the fifth bump, we climbed down a long stone-stepped path -- a knee killer -- and connected with a old railroad track. We walked the track through the moors filled with ling heather, grouse and sheep for nine miles. Then it was up a hill to Blakeley Ridge where we met up with Dave. A pint for most and a cup of tea for me before we headed on to the Fox and Hound where we will spend the night.
Knees are stiff and hurting; legs are solid and sore. Glad to have a stretching regiment -- thank you, Laurie and Tucker! (We won't even discuss the state of my feet!) We've walked over 160 miles. Fourteen miles tomorrow!
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