The sun was back out again today and combined with the open moors and lack of tree cover, meant we got pretty scorched, despite the application of plenty of factor 30 sun cream. It didn't help that we weren't on our way until 9 because we wanted to get a good breakfast, seeing as there were no shops at which to stock up in Byrness. As we finally departed into the already hot sun, one of the lady's staying in the B&B gave us a donation for H4H, which was nice of her.
The route to Bellingham was only 14 Miles, taking in sections of the Pennine Way and we got there quite quickly, so after stocking up with enough food for two days, we decided to push on to Stonehaugh a further 10 Miles up the road. Any settlement around here that has a shop or a pub is pretty special, Bellingham has both, so is a popular place. Stonehaugh on the other hand, has neither and feels like a one horse town, where the horse has left. A point which was reinforced as we passed the 'Saloon' at the entrance to the campsite. The 'Saloon' turned out to be a friendly place, run by volunteers from the village and the barman turned on the fridge specially for us. 'Everyone's here tonight' he said in a Geordie accent as we looked around at the five of us in the bar. However, it turned out to be a good night, playing songs on the guitar with the locals, before eventually returning to our tents to salvage any remaining food.
The route to Bellingham was only 14 Miles, taking in sections of the Pennine Way and we got there quite quickly, so after stocking up with enough food for two days, we decided to push on to Stonehaugh a further 10 Miles up the road. Any settlement around here that has a shop or a pub is pretty special, Bellingham has both, so is a popular place. Stonehaugh on the other hand, has neither and feels like a one horse town, where the horse has left. A point which was reinforced as we passed the 'Saloon' at the entrance to the campsite. The 'Saloon' turned out to be a friendly place, run by volunteers from the village and the barman turned on the fridge specially for us. 'Everyone's here tonight' he said in a Geordie accent as we looked around at the five of us in the bar. However, it turned out to be a good night, playing songs on the guitar with the locals, before eventually returning to our tents to salvage any remaining food.
Stonehaugh, alleged population 95, had a great Saloon!
Statistics
Distance: 23.8 Miles
Moving Time: 7 Hours 36 Mins
No comments:
Post a Comment