A Walk for Patsy, Sarah and everyone with MSThwaite, Muker, Ivelet Wood, Gunnerside, Blades, Kearton, Healaugh and Reeth.
Today we are walking in Swaledale alongside or above the swiftly flowing and peat coloured wake of the River Swale. Another day of stunning view after stunning view as every few yards another picture of the dale appears and is snapped by Rob's camera. After Keld we are now over half way and all water we now see is flowing to the North Sea on the East Coast opposing yesterdays flows to the Irish Sea. After three miles of todays walk we have completed 100 miles of Coast to Coast. One more milestone in our journey and again we hope research for a treatment for people with MS is making similar progress through its milestones.
After the exertions of yesterday in the Peat Bog Club the walking today is on firm ground and mostly flat. As easy as any of the walking we have done and a welcome relief. The views keep coming at us and we turn around and see the beauty of what is behind. This is a very photogenic part of the world. I play the role of Little John on a narrow bridge waiting for Robin Hood to come and try to make his way across.
We meet Diane and Phil and are amazed to see Diane on her mobile phone. She is wishing her dad happy birthday in Australia. Rob and I on Vodafone have now been without a signal for over two days and here are Australians on the Orange network calling back home. First time Vodafone has been outdone in all our walking.
We stop off at Gunnerside at a delightful Tea Rooms and bump in to the whole gang there. Craig and Mary, Phil and Diane and Dave and Margaret all settle down with us as a shower passes us while we rest. Diane leads us all astray by suggesting one must have the cream tea when it is on offer so we do and it is really yummy but probably exceeding all the calories of today in one mouthful alone.
Then we head in to the hills above the Swale and look down on yet more stunning views. The walk finishes by the Swale as we walk in to Reeth. We finish on exactly 800 miles and yet one more milestone. Two in a day and again we hope for similar progress in MS Research.
Still no mobile signal and so far still no internet. We are getting civilization anxiety with so long out of contact. Fortunately Rob has offered to take on all moments of stress on these walks so I can relax as he huffs and puffs and lines his face with anxiety tuts once more and paces up and down angrily. He is such a good friend!
Diane suggested the cream tea? njo, New York.
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