Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Day 9:Richmond to Ingleby Cross, 23 miles (37km)

So, today was the 23 miler we've been dreading ever since we started the coast-to-coast walk. We left our superb guesthouse in Richmond at 7:15AM after a massive Breakfast (Full English, again).

The weather was very kind again, slight drizzle and overcast, so we were never likely to get burnt to a cinder today. The walk itself was pretty boring and uneventful, really. Nothing really spectacular to look at, just 23 miles of rather tedious plodding. Looking on the bright side, this just spurred us on to increase our pace and get the walk finished. We arrived at our new lodgings around 3:40PM - much earlier than we'd expected.

Tomorrow is a much friendlier day, just 12.5 miles or so. So, assuming our calf muscles have recovered, we are expecting a fairly comfortable walk.


Richmond Castle



Barry exits the Jungle



Michael in motion



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2 comments:

  1. hi barry and mike,glad to hear that you made it to the end, well done, i met you both just near catterick we were passing each other all the way into danby, i was the lone walker who you left sitting outside the pub in danby having a pint and a sarnie, i finally finished on the same day as you, had to nip home at ingleby cross to change my boots but its only 10 mile from there so managed to have a decent kip in my own bed then back in the morning, anyway take care and all the best in everthing you do. craig.

    ps. im doing it all over again this may (must be mad)

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  2. Hi Craig, good hear you made it in one piece! Good luck with 'round 2' of the walk. I hope the weather will be as good as when we were doing it. Take care.

    Michael

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