Ready for take off
23 giugno 2017, Australia ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Quick stop @ Bangkok
24 giugno 2017, Tailandia ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Got off plane for a break. Next stop - Dubai. But again it'll only be an hour.
Quick stop Dubai
24 giugno 2017, Emirati Arabi Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Zac's country hopping Birthday continues...
Manchester youth hostel
24 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The Rawsons and the Roberts meet at Manchester Youth Hostel...
Zac had his birthday in 3 countries today.
Old trafford & stuff...
25 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 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 toLeggi altro
train to St Bees
26 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Arrived @ St Bees
26 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 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 archeologicalLeggi altro
the walk begins...
27 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Starting the coast to coast walk
27 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 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 theLeggi altro
Walking the coast to coast, day 1
27 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Great walk along the Irish Sea coastline, despite the wind and rain...
Su Ellen's Bakery Shop
27 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Not much to look at, no room inside... great home made pies, though.
Made it 15 minutes before closing.
Top of Dent Hill
27 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 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.
Day 1 - to Ennerdale Bridge
27 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌙 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 overLeggi altro
Day 2 - Start Ennerdale Water
28 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Along Ennerdale Water
28 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Overcast...
But less rain = more comfort.
Time to think about scenery & photos
End Ennerdale Water
28 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
That was a pleasant walk...
... before heading into the next valley...
... which we will have to CLIMB out of.
Black Sail YHA
28 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 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. PeopleLeggi altro
: )
28 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The valley awaits...
28 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Day 2 - to Honnister Haus
28 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 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 findLeggi altro
Day 3, via Greenup Edge
29 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 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 deepLeggi altro
Not lost...
29 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Day 3 - to Grasmere YHA
29 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Great town. Could have easily spent a whole day here.
William Wordsworth spent his whole life here, reading, writing & teaching.
34,987 steps
211 floors
next stop...
30 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Day 4 - to Patterdale
30 giugno 2017, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLeggi altro



































































































