Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 9
Days 8 and 9 reports have been posted from the Lion Inn at Blakey with a single bar on the phone signal so no pictures are available unfortunately. Today was likely to be the hardest day so far. Just a few yards short of 20 miles and over 3800 feet of ascent, this was even […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 8
In a Geordie accent: “Day 8 and the lads wake to the smell of burning Gore Tex Paclite which still pervades the room after the previous nights accident with my coat (more details of which will only be provided in the full journal). The drug regime has reached new heights; with enough over the counter […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 7
The Kelda brew in Keld Lodge is excellent walking beer, light and refreshing and not too strong, just right in my book. Before I start my report for Day 7, I’d just like to say hello to Richard from Warrington, who I met in the bar last night. He’s a reader of my site and […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 6
In a Geordie accent: “Day 6 and the lads are getting a little stir crazy, visions of hot tea and cakes appear at random intervals during the day. The bus from Kirkby Stephen seemed like a glorious idyll as the rain battered down and Nine Standards Hagg loomed large. Despite these temptations, they harden their […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 5
A nice pint of Hobgoblin in the Kings Arrms in Kirkby Stephen. In a Geordie accent: “Day 5 and the medication levels in the house have risen alarmingly. A strong smell of Deep Heat pervades Rob and Stu’s bedroom. Tubes of lotions and linaments lie on all available surfaces and the stock of Ibuprofen is […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 4
Rob relaxes at lunch time in the sun, beside Haweswater Reservior. I’m still a day behind in posts, I’m writing this at the end of day 5 in The Black Bull in Kirkby Stephen, but the signal was so hit and miss in the Lakes that I’ve fallen behind a day or so. Having to […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 3
I’m struggling to post pictures at the moment as signal strength precludes the large attachments, I will try and add some to later posts. Day 3 started as Day 2 finished: blue skies and sunshine (how does Borrowdale manage that?). We restricted ourselves to a light breakfast in anticipation of the long, hard day ahead […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 2
Day 2 started at 4am for me as I was woken by the rain battering against the window of the surprisingly comfortable room in the Shepherds Arms in Ennerdale Bridge. The hotel has undergone something of a makeover since I was here last and the rooms are much nicer now. I dismissed the rain based […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – Day 1
Didn’t get a chance to post this picture last night as the phone signal was so poor, but this is our room in Stone House Farm and Tex enjoying a small dram as he writes up his journal. Weather was mostly in our favour today althought the wind was pretty savage at times and the […]
Coast to Coast 2009 – day 1
Mixed bag of weather this morning. Rain first thing but that cleared before we left. Then sunshine broken by cloud and strong winds all along the coast path. Just passed through Cleator where we found the Three Tuns pub doesn’t open until 2pm which is not use to us at 12.15. Now sitting having lunch […]