Wednesday August 31, 2016
Easy 12 mile walk - just for a change we made it in the prescribed 4 hours, leaving about 8:45 AM and arriving about 1:30 PM. (The distances on the country paths have proven to be a bit of a mystery.) Today's walk was a bit of a stroll with only a few ridges to climb over. I am at the point where I am finding a climb easier on my feet than a steep decline.
Our B&B is a nice old house that has been tastefully renovated. After a quick shower Bryce and I walked into the old town, had a bit of lunch and toured the castle. We then ran into some walking companions and had a 1/2 pint and a pie in a pub for lunch. The "retail rules" we run into here are a bit funny. Reminds me of Deidre's and my "We don't do butter" story. I wanted my pie reheated - "We don't reheat pies" was basically the reason. We had stopped in a cafe a bit earlier, with a similar answer" "We don't reheat the soup after 2:30". They are a strange mob.
We have a big walk tomorrow over the moors - I think 22 miles.
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| Taking a break |
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| Richmond in sight |
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| Our fancy room |
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| The keep at the castle |
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| Inside the castle |
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| Great Hall inside the keep |
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| Views from the castle |
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