Ready for take off
23 июня 2017 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Quick stop @ Bangkok
24 июня 2017 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Got off plane for a break. Next stop - Dubai. But again it'll only be an hour.
Quick stop Dubai
24 июня 2017 г., Объединенные Арабские Эмираты ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Zac's country hopping Birthday continues...
Manchester youth hostel
24 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The Rawsons and the Roberts meet at Manchester Youth Hostel...
Zac had his birthday in 3 countries today.
Old trafford & stuff...
25 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 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 toЧитать далее
train to St Bees
26 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Arrived @ St Bees
26 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 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 archeologicalЧитать далее
the walk begins...
27 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Starting the coast to coast walk
27 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 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 theЧитать далее
Walking the coast to coast, day 1
27 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Great walk along the Irish Sea coastline, despite the wind and rain...
Su Ellen's Bakery Shop
27 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 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 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 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 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ 🌙 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 overЧитать далее
Day 2 - Start Ennerdale Water
28 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Along Ennerdale Water
28 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Overcast...
But less rain = more comfort.
Time to think about scenery & photos
End Ennerdale Water
28 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 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 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 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. PeopleЧитать далее
: )
28 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The valley awaits...
28 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Day 2 - to Honnister Haus
28 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 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 findЧитать далее
Day 3, via Greenup Edge
29 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 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 deepЧитать далее
Not lost...
29 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Day 3 - to Grasmere YHA
29 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 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 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Day 4 - to Patterdale
30 июня 2017 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее



































































































