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    June 23, 2017
  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson

    Old trafford & stuff...

    June 25, 2017 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Went for a tram ride, wandered into Old Trafford cricket oval (guy who worked there let us in). Then toured Old Trafford soccer stadium - pretty cool. Lunch @ a great Italian restaurant, then back to the city for a spot of food shopping, and dinner at Manchester's oldest pub, 'The Wellington'.

    St Bees tomorrow...    Read more

  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson

    Arrived @ St Bees

    June 26, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    Three trains to get here. Great little town. Had a look around the old church... dating back to the 1200's. Pretty cool - especially the stuff about 'St Bees Man', who was dug up in an archeological dig in the 80's.

    We start walking across England tomorrow.

    Today is sunny - no rain...

    tomorrow's prediction is very definitely the opposite...    Read more

  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson

    Starting the coast to coast walk

    June 27, 2017 in England ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

    It's not sunny...

    "Never start out on a Toosdy"
    I was walking to the start of the coast to coast walk, and it was raining. I had just gone back to get an extra layer of clothes for Zac, before the Pack Horse guys picked up our bags to transport to tonight's accomodation. As I walked to catch up to the others, I was chatting to an old local who was making his way towards the old church, which dates back to the 1200's, and whose site really dates back to before the 800's.

    "Never start out on a Toosdy", he said.
    "Toosdy is lawn cutting day at the cemetery"

    "It always rains on a Toosdy".    Read more

  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson

    Top of Dent Hill

    June 27, 2017 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Wild & wooly day!

    Big climb out of forest to the top of Dent Hill, where we could see the coastline we had just walked along.

    First indication that the boys are good Hill climbers.

  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson
    Thorntrees B & B

    Day 1 - to Ennerdale Bridge

    June 27, 2017 in England ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    Despite the weather, especially early, it ended up being a great day's hike.
    Coastline, farmland, paddocks full of sheep, Su Ellen's bake house, over rolling streams, through forrests, climbing over huge hills, etc.
    The boys handled it easily.
    Ended up at Thorntrees B & B, Ennerdale Bridge - top spot. Dinner @ Fox & Hound, sampling the local ales.

    Tired.

    Supposed to rain again tomorrow... raining now.

    37,595 steps
    286 floors    Read more

  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson

    Black Sail YHA

    June 28, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Most isolated Youth Hostel in England.

    A place to stop with fellow hikers, refresh & recharge before hiking out of the valley.

    It seems to be a bit of a central spot for all sorts of hikes. People heading off in all directions.

    We caught up with old Aussies Ray, Alan & Phil - first time since St Bees.
    Met John & Helen from Canada. (She was an old Danish exchange student)

    The boys would become well known as the walk continued - not many kids do this.    Read more

  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson

    Day 2 - to Honnister Haus

    June 28, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    After climbing up from Black Sail YHA... (where Zac, Ethan & Lachie raced ahead and chatted with Ray, Phil & Alan), we had to find an old mine cart train track and head in to the next valley to find Honnister Haus YHA half way down.

    Everyone we had been walking with were heading further down the valley to Borrowdale, so they would have a shorter walk tomorrow. We were glad to finish early and chill out for a while. Tomorrow shouldn't be too difficult, although the weather isn't really supposed to clear up that much just yet.

    30,436 steps
    218 floors    Read more

  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson

    Day 3, via Greenup Edge

    June 29, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Seriously tough/beautiful/testing/rewarding day... topped off with best meal of the trip so far.

    We got lost... at the top... in pea soup fog... in a bog... ankle deep usually... knee deep occasionally... probably 2 hours added to the walk.
    Either side of that, when the fog lifted, the walk was great.

    Come to England in summer, they said.    Read more

  • Grant Rawsonc2c... and someGrant Rawson

    Day 4 - to Patterdale

    June 30, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    "1677?" Noticing the number on the side of the farmhouse we were spending the night in.
    "Is that the street number or when the house was built?"
    "No, that's when the extensions were built" was the reply.
    Turns out we were staying in a farmhouse (Greenbank Farm) that was over 500 years old - pretty wonky inside.
    It's still a working farm - Zac played with the Kelpies and a little terrier called Bertie.

    This walk to Patterdale was another rewarding walk. There's a reason they call this place the lakes district... there's lakes everywhere amongst all these valleys.

    Although Sal & I have both managed to twist ankles, we should have enough tape and painkillers to get through... after strapping Brendan and Lachlan's knees, that is.

    32,188 steps
    218 floors    Read more

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