Steve and Steff's Honeymoon trek

Day 8 : Keld to Reeth

Carole and I got a funny phone call this evening. It was the last person we were expecting: Steve!
He was standing outside the Cambridge House in Reeth where he and Steff are staying tonight, but he was able to impart information for me to pass on to you dear reader before being driven back inside to curl up with a black sheep.

So, yesterday… halfway along the route, but no message because there was no signal even to make a phone call, in contrast we have a wealth of experiences to relate.

We are now up to seven cattle grids — I may well be broke by the time we finish, but it’ll be more than worth it.
We’ve now entered limestone country in the Yorkshire Dales, it seems that every half an hour the terrain changes to something different, it’s incredible! Anyone who attempts to assert that England is boring really should do the coast to coast walk, there is no way you could possibly say it’s boring.
One thing that has remained the same is the accompanying sheep; although it seems that Yorkshire sheep are less friendly!¹
The rest of the world may not know about it, but today there was an amazing air show put on especially for us: the RAF sent three Tornados chasing each other and a couple of Hawks doing likewise… there couldn’t have been any other reason for the spectacle, could there?
One particular observation in the ever changing terrain was that it’s just like a lunar landscape on the tops, but with more atmosphere.

Now there are a couple people who we must mention: Jean at the Manor House, where we stayed in Kirby Stephen, is “as mad as a bucket of frogs” and Ruth, who is walking even further than us: she’s walking from Lands End to John O’ Groats!

I have to say that although there was no phone signal, the Keld Lodge wins hands down for the nicest food of our journey so far!

Finally, we have to report that we have not yet been inundated by autograph hunters, but we are ready for all eventualities.

— Steve

¹ That should get a comment if anything will.