We were split up last night. Necessity required that we had a 5:2 split between a pub hotel and a B&B – the Waltzing Weasel. As a result, your author was treated to a fantastic Chinese at The Grouse pub in Birch Vale by his sister in law, Chelsy, who joined us for Days 19…
After another evening of swim, sauna and dinner at the Mercure Norton Grange in Rochdale we awoke to news that the fire on Saddleworth Moor had worsened. All of the walkers received messages from friends and families asking if we were close by and were we OK. As it turns out we were close by,…
Canals, canals and canals – well actually just one canal – the Lancaster Canal – again. 19 odd miles. In 27 degrees. We left Lancaster around 8:30 after a very comfortable evening in the Lancaster House Hotel. A few of us made use of the pool and sauna to soothe tired and sore limbs. Dinner…
Oh what a night. Circumstances dictated that we spent last night in a Days Inn, just off the M6 near Kendal. A few of us drove into Kendal (beautiful lakes town) for dinner and then back to our service station motel for a glass of wine sat on McDonald’s chairs by a reservoir. This was…
Yesterday, once we had finished, we were whisked away by Van Man to Temple Sowerby and the Kings Head Inn. This morning, after a tearful goodbye to my wife and kids (thank you so much for coming to see us – it was a real morale boost), we were transferred to Little Ashby on the…
A brief recap of Day 14 and apologies for posting a very short blog yesterday. My family arrived on the Line and I was enjoying catching up for the first time for two weeks. We left the Cheviot Hotel after a super Northumbrian breakfast – the first “full” on breakfast I could not finish. We…
Day 12A, the longest day of the year, started inauspiciously. After a good breakfast at the Mansfield House Hotel, Hawick, and with the team in good spirits and looking forward to their second day on the Line as a threesome, we got in to the van to find that the battery was flat. We had…
We had a very pleasant evening in the MacDonald Cardrona Hotel outside Innerleithen. Very well-appointed rooms, awesome shower, good full Scottish breakfast. The only problem was that it rained most of the night and we awoke to a steady drizzle that continued as we parked at our allotted start point. Suitably attired in waterproofs we…
Did I mention yesterday that we have completed one third of our challenge? Yes, that is correct, 1/3, 33.3333*%, a slice of pie split equally between three people, and so on. This walk will be full of landmarks: quarter of the way, half way, one week completed, 100 miles done, etc and we will celebrate…
We started our day after a refreshing night in the Ben Muthu hotel in Tyndrum. An interesting hotel. Most other guests appeared to have arrived on two German coaches so we drank and ate in the company of roughly 80 Germans. This was fine until I settled into the Quiet Lounge which was not quiet…