Slept well, but not long enough. I do like eight hours of good sleep. It was too hot to go to sleep early and it also stays light quite late. The sun is up before 5:00 am and I usually find myself getting up around 6:00.
Entryway of Rosedale pour B & B
We had another delicious breakfast with fresh fruit, Greek yogurt, fresh eggs, bacon, and sausage. Can not be eating anything other than the yogurt and fruit when I get home! Our walk today was listed as a easy 14 mile hike. On the way out of town we stopped by The Greyfriars Tower and the Richmond Castle.
Greyfriars Tower
Richmond Castle
As we were walking on the road, which actually had a sidewalk, we saw three young ladies riding their horses on the roadway.
Horseback riders on the road out of Richmond
Shortly after that there were signposts leading us off the road to follow the Coast To Coast through some woods.
Path through the trees
Once out of the lovely shady woods, we walked through tracks of land.
Path to lone Oak
Sunny skies across pastures.
The path then took us along a shady route high above the River Swale. I kept my eyes to my right rather than looking down to the River far below.
On path above river swale.
Farm lands
Along fence
Old railway bridge
Bridge House Hotel – it’s for sale
This was the path after crossing the bridge
Walking on path beside the River Swale on our right, pastures on our left.
Tony walking in Bolton-on-Swale
At St Mary’s Church they had cold drinks and snacks for hikers. A donation to the church was appreciated, but it was just take a drink from the small fridge, replace it inside with another, and leave your donation in the box.
St Mary’s Church
At the church they also had maps and pins. They asked you place a pin on the map to show where you came from. The map of the UK had quite of few pins. The U.S. A. had many pins as well, on the west coast and east coast the map was covered in pins.
Leaving St Mary’s Church
Walking through pasture with bull. Tony kept his eye out.
Crumbling bridge we crossed.
Long but quiet road
View off long but quiet road
We walked on the long but quiet road for Quite Long time!
L but Q road
Long but quiet continues
We saw the treehouse and knew soon we would be off road again.
Treehouse
Walked through a farmer’s yard
Walked through a horse pasture
Tony at Danby Wiske sign Yeah
The White Swan was a delightful place with a congenial host, who was also a very good cook. Our room was much larger than other places too. Slept beautifully.
The White Swan
Long and quiet indeed. It never seemed to end, it veered the wrong way. It disappeared into the distance…but it was quiet, devoid of traffic, and Mary and I both zoned out.
Interestingly, whether we had a seven mile hike (only one of those) or a sixteen mile hike, it seems to take us seven to nine and a hlf hours to complete…and not only the shortest time for the shortest trail.
We have a huge room, for once, at the White Swan. Nine miles to hike today, blisters patched up, sunburned lip getting attention. Looking forward to a pint at our next stop, The Swan (no connection with our curent lodging.)