This is the first of two 20 milers on our journey. So the boys were really looking forward to getting up extra early to walk even further...
It was a beautiful day for walking along the river bank and forging the streams. The best thing about this leg is that it is mostly flat.
The ground under foot was not giving us many problems however Morris was still struggling to negotiate the narrow gates in the walls.
After 4 hours and 10 miles we reached Reeth, A very pretty but busy village (used to film All Creatures Great and Small) well Jacqui was impressed any way. We stopped for lunch here.
It was very difficult to give up the sun bathing and carry on.
From Reeth we walked to Marrick which boasts a Priory and a steep climb, Someone told me it was flat...
By now we had left the river for a while and headed on to Marske, a pretty village but not much there, except for a tea room, unfortunately we weren’t allowed to stop as still 6 miles to go.
After another climb towards Richmond (Someone lied!!) We reached a painted cairn. It was downhill into Richmond from here. Were we very pleased to see the sign and the town in the distance?
We reached the Buck Hotel at 6.15 with a half decent tan, sore feet and aching backs. A couple of pints soon cured that.
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