We made it! Today's walk included a variety of terrain from hiking through the woodlands of East Arncliffe and Littlebeck, the boggy moorlands of Sleights Moor and Greystone Hills, the pastureland, along the Esk and Littlebeck rivers and finally the coastal hike from High Hawsker to our final destination of Robin Hood's Bay. Other than the fells, it was like a summary of the entire trip on the final day. We passed through the beautiful village of Grosmont followed immediately by a 2 mile climb of 33 degrees. The day was sunny, hot and hazy and due to coastal fog, we were unable to see the North Sea until we were upon it. What a feeling as we reached the cliff tops for the final 3 miles into Robin Hood's Bay. We made our way down the steep steps of the village to the ocean and the traditional barefoot dipping and throwing of the 2 pebbles that we had carried from St. Bee's. This felt great to our tired, blistered feet! We then made our way to the Bay Hotel for a celebratory pint at Wainwright's Bar with Peter and Tish who finished at the same time as we did. (We had criss-crossed with them a number of times over the past few days).
This has been an amazing experience. As mentioned before, it was by far the most physically demanding thing that we have ever done. It was also the most fulfilling. We are now hooked on mutli-day walking but won't wait until our 50th anniversary for the next one. As they say, it was all about the journey and not the destination. We met a number of wonderful people - from fellow walkers to B&B hosts and locals and we have had great fun reading your comments of support. We hope you enjoyed the Blog and thank you for sharing the experience. Cheers!
PS: We are on our way to London for a couple of days, although we wish we could have stayed a few hours more to welcome Rachel, David and Shaun (who resumed the walk on painkillers after a day of rest and against doctor's and Mother's orders), upon their arrival at RHB.
Once we get back to Toronto, we will upload a few of the best photos of the walk taken with Peter's camera.
Littlebeck River
Robin Hood's Bay
