What a wonderful day!!
We headed out of the built up area of Gastang, Lancashire and up into the highlands close to the Yorkshire Dales. Tonight we are Casterton near Kirkby Londsdale having climbed slowly most of the day before a big decent into the Lune Valley in Cumbria. I couldn’t take pictures that do any justice to the scenery today as it was wide open moorland and fields full of sheeps and lambs.
We must be about halfway now. We are both complaining about sore spots (Rod’s knee and blackened big toe, and my bum and Archillies tendon) and we were so tired still this morning after our long ride yesterday, but we’ve really loved today. Even though we only climbed about 1300m it was only over 70km so we were at it a lot of the time.
The group is still going well. We’ve been really lucky and jagged a great bunch of people. Our friend Colin Smyth from Noosa is a bit of a star and has really kept the mood light and fun. The guides are great too.
I have a lovely 81 year old fellow that Letitia and I met on our walk in the Swiss Alps last year joining us tonight for dinner. He lives quite a way away but he has caught a bus over to Kirkby Londsdale, rented a room, and will walk out the 3kms to the village we are in to meet up with us. How good is that!
I hope everyone is well.
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- Glacial rock from Scotland left behind by glacier in Cumbria
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- First little col
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- Memorial to bike riders who have lost their lives riding these hills
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- Ancient road marker marking the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire in our first col (saddle).
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- Mass wild roedadenruns
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- Starting the climb through fields of sheep
