(26th March 2013 - 16½ miles) So here it was. My last day on the Coast to Coast. And it was snowing - as it had on seven of my twelve days. Nothing dramatic nor troublesome: no drifts, no snowstorm - just a light, pretty dusting. The curious incident of the mashed potato in the … Continue reading Coast to Coast: Day 12 – Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay
Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Path
Coast to Coast: Day 11- Blakey Ridge to Egton Bridge
(25th March 2013 - 10 miles) My stay at 'The Lion Inn' proved to be one of the best of my holiday (yep, this trekking across tundra was a holiday) and after breakfast I was sorry to haul myself up and away from the already lit fires. Yet again it was snowing when I stepped … Continue reading Coast to Coast: Day 11- Blakey Ridge to Egton Bridge
Coast to Coast: Day 10 – Ingleby Cross to Blakey Ridge
(24th March 2013 - 20 Miles) After yesterday's long miles, there would be no let up today ... and unlike that endless crawl across the flat, there would be plenty of stiff climbs too. From a distance the Cleveland escarpment resembles a saw-blade and those sharp peaks and troughs mean six steep climbs between Ingleby … Continue reading Coast to Coast: Day 10 – Ingleby Cross to Blakey Ridge
Coast to Coast: Day 9 – Richmond to Ingleby Cross
(23rd March 2013 - 23 miles + 1 mile to Park House B&B) As Radio 4 chatted away, I worked ruminatively and efficiently through a scrambled egg and smoked salmon breakfast, all the while staring out at yet more falling snow. (Not for the last time). I feared that after the grandeur of the Lakes … Continue reading Coast to Coast: Day 9 – Richmond to Ingleby Cross
Coast to Coast: Day 8 – Reeth to Richmond
(22nd March 2013 - 12½ miles) The following morning the sun had gone (and would barely return for the rest of my 200 mile stroll) and a gusting wind blew horizontal, wet snow across the village of Reeth. But on the plus side, The Manse had washed all of my dirty laundry free of charge … Continue reading Coast to Coast: Day 8 – Reeth to Richmond
