DAY 1 - Askrigg to
Hawes
Sunday 25th
March 2007
8.94miles 5h
35m
We left home and drove north to
Askrigg where we found a small free public car park in a residential
area where we hoped the car would be safe for 5 days. We started
walking at just before midday passing the church at exactly noon. Along
a wooded path and then out over open fields high above
Wensleydale. Sun and clouds and a cool easterly breeze wind. Almost
ideal conditions. Lots of dead rabbits along the path presumably having
been shot? Also a gate with dead moles hanging from pieces of bright
blue string. My new boots felt good. We saw no one after leaving
Askrigg until we passed two walkers in Sedbusk. At one stage there was
a succession of small fields with extremely narrow stiles to pass
through. Stop for lunch just after 1:00pm and rested for nearly
1˝ hours. Gemma's feet were hurting a bit around the ankles.
Applied Ibuprofen gel and put pieces of foam in her socks. They
improved. On to Hardraw (or is it Hardrow - there seems to be some
confusion about this). Didn't visit the falls or have a pint in the
Green Dragon. Gemma was feeling quite tired and slowed down on the last
along the Penine Way into Hawes. The shop closed at 5:00pm and it was
now 5:30pm. Looked at pubs for potential places to eat and then
continued on up to East House in Gayle for B&B. Arrived at 6:00pm.
Later we went out for a meal at the White hart. Pheasant casserole for
me, venison for gemma. Back at about 9:00pm and in bed by 10:00pm