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C2C – Day 8: Saturday 9 April – ORTON to KIRKBY STEPHEN (13 miles) I have been asked by more than a few folk to say something on the wildlife that we have seen on our C2C walk. In truth, and perhaps because of the gusty winds, mist, rain, sleet, snow and hail that weContinue reading “I’ll Follow The Sun”

C2C – Day 7: Friday 8 April – SHAP to ORTON (9 miles) What a difference a day makes! Today started cold and clear, with blue skies and bright sunshine warming us through, despite the efforts of a lingering northerly wind. So after a wonderful Full English breakfast at our Shap guesthouse (the Hermitage, builtContinue reading “I Can See Clearly Now”

C2C – Day 6: Thursday 7 April – PATTERDALE to SHAP (17 miles) Today was to have been the first day that just the two of us, Rob and I, walked together unaccompanied. However on leaving our Patterdale guesthouse we bumped into a fellow C2C trekker, John, who we had met a number of timesContinue reading “Cold As Ice”

C2C – Day 5: Wednesday 6 April – GRASMERE to PATTERDALE (9 miles) We have said our goodbyes now to our Lakeland companions Tim, Wendy and Maud. Last night, after dinner, we parted company with Tim, bound this morning for home and back to work. Then this afternoon, on reaching Patterdale, Wendy and Maud hoppedContinue reading “Go Your Own Way”

C2C – Day 4: Tuesday 5 April – ROSTHWAITE to GRASMERE (9 miles) The grey skies and driving rain outside our window this morning caused us some trepidation over a fine breakfast at the Scafell Hotel, but miraculously the rain held back for a while as we met up again with Wendy and Maud forContinue reading “It’s Raining”

C2C – Day 3: Monday 4 April – ENNERDALE BRIDGE to ROSTHWAITE (16 miles) So on to the Lake District proper today – Ennerdale Water, a steep moorland climb, and some rain! A motley crew sporting multicoloured waterproofs, we voted an early start from The Fox & Hounds – first to breakfast, then boots onContinue reading “Lake Shore Drive”

C2C – Day 2: Sunday 3 April – SANDWITH to ENNERDALE BRIDGE (10 miles) Tim is 20 months younger than I, and we grew up in Loughton, in south-west Essex. Sometime in the late 1960’s Rob’s family moved into the next-door house, although by that time we were already friends from Staples Road Infant School.Continue reading “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”

C2C – Day 1: Saturday 2 April – ST BEES to SANDWITH (and return inland to St Bees) (8 miles) Well, it is great to be walking at last, after all the weeks of planning! An early start today from Rob and Christa’s, saw our excitement mounting as we drove through the Lake District, beforeContinue reading “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now”

So, finally, the start of our C2C is nigh, and this afternoon I took the train to Liverpool. A crowded Friday afternoon inter-city journey and inevitable delays notwithstanding, I met up eventually with my brother Tim at Lime Street for the short connection under the Mersey ahead of our rendezvous with Rob at Bebington station.Continue reading “City To City”

There are only two days to go now until Rob and I meet up, ahead of our journey to Cumbria on Saturday and the start of our C2C walk! My brother Tim is joining us for the first few days – we grew up next door to Rob and have a special friendship that goesContinue reading “Both Sides Now”