England's Coast To Coast Walk: Anticipation

17 Day Itinerary

Our walk begins in St. Bee's on the West Coast of Great Britain at the Irish Sea. Almost 200 miles later, we will find ourselves at the North Sea in Robin Hood's Bay.

Day 1 - Moor Row, 9 miles The Jasmine House

Day 2 - Ennerdale, 8 miles Low Cock How Farm

Day 3 - Seatoller, 14 miles Seatoller Farm

Day 4 - Grasmere, 10.5 miles Town Head Farm

Day 5 - Patterdale, 7.5 miles Grisdale Lodge

Day 6 - Shap, 16 miles Brookfield House

Day 7 - Orton, 8 miles The Westons

Day 8 - Kirby Stephen, 13.5 miles The Black Bull

Day 9 - Keld, 14 miles Keld Lodge

Day 10 - Richmond, 14 miles The Old Brewery

Day 11 - Danby-Wiske, 14 miles Old School House

Day 12 - Osmotherly, 12 miles 32 South End

Day 13 - Clay Bank Top, 11 miles The Maltkiln House

Day 14 - Blakley Ridge, 8.5 miles The Sevenford House

Day 15 - Grosmont, 14 miles The Station Inn

Day 16 - Robin Hood's Bay, 16 miles The Raven House

Of course, these distances don't account for getting lost and doubling back a few times, avoiding an aggressive herd of heifers or navigating the moors.... or wandering off in search of a pint.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Anticipation

It's killing me! Anticipation that is.

We have almost all of our gear and a little more than 8 weeks to go. I just wish it would get here already because I'm consumed by this damn thing. It seems to be all I can think and talk about and I'm even starting to bore myself.

We're walking today with canned goods in our backpacks - Lauren doesn't know that yet. I think it's only fitting that we should walk to a pub to practice drinking a pint every few miles. I mean, I want to be prepared.

I'm getting all kinds of unsolicited advice from people who've never walked farther than from the parking lot to the grocery store. I actually appreciate the good intentions behind most of the suggestions but some of the comments made me shake my head and bite my tongue. Suddenly, the local couch potato population has become experts in training for a 17 day/200 mile walk over mountains and through peet bogs. Who knew one could accumulate that kind of knowledge sitting on one's arse?

Ahhh..... 8 weeks to go.