What a scorcher! Hot, humid and no wind. All this made the 24 Miles today really uncomfortable and the early start didn't help much either, so instead of a nice walk, mentally adding up whether we had passed the half way point yet or not (we hadn't), all we could do was try to keep cool. We were not short of water, experience has taught us to start each day with a full 1.5 Litres and buy more bottles along the way whenever possible, but the Pennine Way had us really sweating. The nicest part was the river section shortly after Kirkby Malham which was cool and flat.
We reached Skipton right in the heat of the early afternoon. Skipton is a big touristy place, with a canal running through the centre of town. With no campsite or hostel and all the B&Bs' fully booked we were lucky to find space at the Travelodge, but it was a mile back in the direction we had already walked and they insisted we booked online, which was unbelievably painful to do on a mobile phone.
With the weather set to be marginally cooler tomorrow, things can only get better.
We reached Skipton right in the heat of the early afternoon. Skipton is a big touristy place, with a canal running through the centre of town. With no campsite or hostel and all the B&Bs' fully booked we were lucky to find space at the Travelodge, but it was a mile back in the direction we had already walked and they insisted we booked online, which was unbelievably painful to do on a mobile phone.
With the weather set to be marginally cooler tomorrow, things can only get better.
A very pleasant section of the Pennine Way.
Statistics
Distance: 23.6 Miles
Moving Time: 7 Hours 45 Mins
No comments:
Post a Comment