Day 7:Keld to Reeth, 11 miles (17.5km)

Another cloudless sky and therefore extremely hot morning saw us leave the Keld Lodge hotel at around 8:45AM. (The Keld Lodge is highly recommended, by the way - perhaps a little more expensive than some, but in our opinion very worthwhile).

The route was initially very picturesque, taking the low route from Keld to Reeth alongside the river with quite a bit of shade. Unfortunately, this shade disappeared about half way through, and we had to content with the scorching sun for the remaining five miles or so.

We arrived at our destination in Reeth a little before 3:00PM, very hot, and in severe need of yet another recuperative visit to the local pub.


In the picture above, Michael finds a mode of transport best suited to his driving abilities.



A typical vista on the route from Keld to Reeth.



Barry is relieved that he lost so much weight recently, as all the stiles and gateways around here seem to have been designed for hobbits


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