Woke up, it was dark, raining & windy. Packed all the wet weather gear for the day. And we thought yesterdays weather was bad! Got driven back to Clay Bank & got instantly blasted with cold rain. Threw on my water-proof pants instantly but was too late, pants were soaked.
Luckily we knew we only had 3-4 hours of walking to the Red Lion Inn so we punched up the speed to high gear and did not stop until we arrived at Blakey Ridge. Eating our sandwiches while walking.
Didn't matter how fast we went. Julie's pants & boots were soaked & squelching while my boots stayed dry but my shirt was soaked despite my waterproof jacket.
Had some hot chippies & pints before calling our accom August Guest House to pick up up. Michael was a funny bloke who never stopped joking & they treated us very well, drying everything & driving us to the pub with a salt-of-the-earth aussie walker named Janie. She was from Foster in NSW & ran her own small hobby farm just like what we'd like to do.
What did I miss... Every walker at The Lion Inn was soaked, no matter the combination of gear. Some poor soals had another 9 miles of walking that day. Thank god we booked here.
Luckily we knew we only had 3-4 hours of walking to the Red Lion Inn so we punched up the speed to high gear and did not stop until we arrived at Blakey Ridge. Eating our sandwiches while walking.
Didn't matter how fast we went. Julie's pants & boots were soaked & squelching while my boots stayed dry but my shirt was soaked despite my waterproof jacket.
Had some hot chippies & pints before calling our accom August Guest House to pick up up. Michael was a funny bloke who never stopped joking & they treated us very well, drying everything & driving us to the pub with a salt-of-the-earth aussie walker named Janie. She was from Foster in NSW & ran her own small hobby farm just like what we'd like to do.
What did I miss... Every walker at The Lion Inn was soaked, no matter the combination of gear. Some poor soals had another 9 miles of walking that day. Thank god we booked here.
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