COAST TO COAST IN 17 DAYS

April 27th 2006 to May 13th 2006

Here are 83 pictures. Hover your mouse over each picture and a captions will tell the story of our Coast to Coast adventure.
6.30am, 27thApril 2006. The 9 of us at Nuneaton rail station,average age 64 The start at St Bees Head left to right BACK ROW, May Green, Bernard Timson, Mike Morris, Judi Hill, John Mather, Dave Burnett, FRONT ROW, Brian Minard, Rose Peel, Dave Hall.
View back to St Bees Looking back to St Bees Head from Dent Hill
Looking at the Lake District ahead of us Climbing over Robin Hood's Chair at the side of Ennerdale
Towards the end of Ennerdale Water Leaving Ennerdale YHA on the third day.
Black Sail YHA where the warden had left tea and cake for Bernard's birthday Serious climbing now
View of Buttermere Down to Honister Pass
View East towards Borrowdale Borrowdale
BorrowdaleYHA Next morning, Spring is all around - the cuckoo is singing
Up Stonethwaite Beck Climbing round Lining Crag
Looking down on Grassmere Leaving Grassmere YHA, our first rain
GrisedaleTarn, I went down from here Looking back towards Helvellyn and Striding Edge
Leaving Patterdale. Start of the highest climb, today will be the longest day.
I suggest which way we should be going Angle Tarn
Haweswater looking south. Haweswater looking north
Walking over a green bridge near Shap Abbey. Shap Abbey
Austalian Andrew had walked with us for a few days, shared our meal at Shap. Crossing the M6
Bernard and Kiwi have a look at a lime kiln Mike in a gryke
We see and hear the delights of Spring... ...as we enter the lovely little village of Orton
Walking down to Smarsdale Bridge where I met up with Alex Toasting an excellent meal in Kirby Stephen YHA.
Kirby Stephen YHA (has not been closed - hurray!) Nine Standards Rigg
A tired John Leaving Keld. Sadly this hostel is now closed
Where the Coast to Coast path crosses the Pennine Way A bank of Primroses
Blakethwaite Smelt Mill Group photo on the chair at Reeth
Leaving Grinton Lodge Nunnery Steps.
We find a welcome coffee stop at Nun Cote Nook Farm near Marrik The gorse in full bloom as we come out of Whitcliffe Wood
Happily gathered at Wainwright's seat. A plaque tells us we have only 73 1/2 miles to go Walking along thebank of the River Swale away from Richmond
Under the A1 near Catterick Bridge The only (I think) ploughed field for the whole of the trip, just beyond Catterick
My favourite lasting memory is of this field of dandilions. We meet Aussie Adam who was camping his way across the country
Mike and Dave pull their own pints at the White Swan, Danby Wiske From the bridge over the East Coast main line at Danby Wiske
We watch a train pass before crossing this branch line We climbed up onto the North Yorks Moors through Arncliffe wood which was full of bluebells.
Leaving the B&B at Osmotherly We could not resist a lie down in the sunshine on the Cleveland Way
Looking down on the patchwork of fields. Bernard looking towards Roseberry Topping (off camera).
Climbing up to the Wainstones. Spectacular but strenuous
May and I make sandwiches on a picnic table in Clay Bank Top car park. The Face Stone
Sheep somewhere on the North York Moors. Leaving the White Lion Pub on the penultimate day.
Mike takes a Group Photo at the shooting box known as Trough House Everyone puts their waterproofs on. A rare event on our 17 day walk.
Fat Betty Signpost
Grouse Fry up Dale.
Mike takes another group photo on Beggars Bridge. Looking from my B&B window towards trains on the preserved railway at Grosmont.
May by May Beck which is near Falling Foss Waterfall On our last day, the rain decides to collect on the path
I was a bit tearfull here as we made the final decent into Robin Hood's Bay All of us in a final photo on the steps of the Bay Inn, Robin Hood's Bay. We signed in on Saturday 13th May 2006
The North sea at Boggle Hole
I was so pleased to finish. I am very thankfull to the whole group because I know without them I would never have done it. It took me many months to recover both physically and mentally. Then my computer went wrong and I finally managed to fix it after Christmas 06. So now, 9 months later, I am able to update my web site. My husband Dave did not do the walk with me as his knees are not up to such a pounding. To make up for this we are cycling Sea to Sea in May 07.

We did complete this to celebrate his being 60 on May 4th 2007.


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