Day 14: The Lion Inn to Glaisdale

We have been in Great Britain for 16 days and the unthinkable has finally happened. Something that we have not experienced so far on our walk.

We planned carefully for all possible contingencies. We have dealt with blisters, shin splints, rashes, stinging nettles, rearranging trip plans, a lost phone, the dreaded closed pub along the way…



Even the smushed rotten banana at the bottom of a pack requiring daypack triage



It is early morning and they are smiling right now but they don’t know what we are about to discover.

An act of God to test our resolve when we are only 2 days from our destination. It is RAINING!



Like Job we will persevere. Thankfully this is our shortest walk of the trip at 9 miles.We don our rain gear and head out into the 55 degree windy and rainy weather. 



Bill is especially prepared with his rain shorts. 



This area is dotted with many old interesting crosses. This one is the symbol for the NYMNP.



This one is called Fat Betty. 



We come upon a gamekeeper cottage with a chic rustic bar that is being catered a gourmet lunch for a grouse hunting party.



No amount of schmoozing gets us invited inside so we continue towards Glaisdale in the face of the natural elements.We will use adversity to motivate us.



We only have 3.5 miles to go. We started our walk today at a 20 min/mile pace but each mile has been faster and faster. 



Gwen, is that where we are going? How positive are you?



I like big butts and I can not lie…



We walk our last miles under 17 minutes/mile. We are seated in the Arncliffe Arms in a little over 2.5 hours. Just  in time for a rainy day lunch of homemade soup and cider. Darn, stuck in a pub on a rainy day!

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