Very much a day of two halves. Apologies for what might be stating the obvious – all days are composed of two halves, unless you […]
Day 8 – Horton in Ribblesdale – Hawes
Today we stepped over the 100 mile mark. I’m not entirely sure where – it was about 1.7 miles into the walk, and it evidently […]
Day 7 – Malham – Horton in Ribblesdale
Our first day of rain. Also the day on which I learnt I needed to reproof my boots. In the B&B over breakfast there was […]
Day 6 – Thornton in Craven – Malham
This was by far the easiest day we’ve had so far. We knew it would be, and were rather surprised by the eventual mileage. My […]
Day 5 – Ponden – Thornton in Craven
So it continues. The stiffness of the legs at the end of the day, the bliss of the first sip of the pint, the ooziness […]
Day 4 – Mankinholes to Ponden
The day started off well, and to be honest, if it weren’t for the vagaries of pub opening times, it would have ended well. It […]
Day 3 – Standedge to Mankinholes
A much easier day, in many ways. Firstly, it was gloriously, fabulously, brilliantly grey and overcast. Secondly, there was only a small amount of relatively […]
Day 2 – Crowden to Standedge
Well. Today was a challenge, and a half, and another half on top of that. In fact, I regret (and am ashamed) to say I […]
Day 1 – Edale to Crowden
We started off in good spirits, having deposited the stone painted by my sister at the first fingerpost of the Pennine Way. We were accompanied […]
Day 0 – Edale
We’ve settled into our first accommodation after a couple of hours in the car. Very pleasant place, and it should be for the price tag. […]