800 Miles, Dinner with Friends and a Song from our own very special Diva

A Walk for Patsy, Sarah and everyone with MS.

The Black Bull, Reeth

We wander along to the Black Bull on the village green at Reeth for supper. Here we can celebrate our 800 mile mark which had crept up on us by surprise on our last paces to our accomodation. We enter the bar and once again it is like entering our local. Dave and Maggie are at the bar, buy us a pint and proffer pork scratchings. Heaven. A table is booked and we have a whizened aging yorkshire waiter with rapid fire one liners raising a wry smile over food orders. Eight friends to represent 800 miles. Our blog now doing the rounds in Perth, Adelaide and Sussex. Dinner stories of walks and talks and adventures along the way. Finally I am able to share with the gang that Rob is beginning to have some sense of what it is to have a fear of heights.
We get close with his dislike of chicken in any form in a meal. He really doesn't like it and there is a good story as to why. But even better he comes out in a cold sweat whenever he goes to post a letter. There is an even better story that goes with this which I will leave you to conjure up. Whatever you think of it is better than that. We now have an agreement in return for him restraining himself from saying 'you won't like this Len' or 'don't look down' I promise to refrain from asking him to post letters when we pass a letter box and will not order chicken for him when we eat.


Susan takes our celebration picture. Susan is a lovely lady with a super smile who we have breakfasted with at the Jolly Farmer, was with us as we passed our 100th mile along the path and Rob shows no recognition whatsoever as he hands her the camera to take the shot. He still shows no interest even when she tells him 'you don't know who I am do you?'. 'No' he says. But once she reveals she is the well known Opera singer Susan Parry he is up and asking for a photograph and telling her all about his interest in Puccini. Susan sang for us and it was wonderful. Everyone reached for their glasses fearing they would crack from the strength and quality of Susan's voice.

Another great evening with a lot of fun had by all.