Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Tricky ending

We left Danby Wiske in great spirits assured that this was a short easy day. It was very easy until the last three miles which were all uphill. We were both wearing our hiking pants with zip off legs and we converted them to shorts about a mile into the ascent! We found out today what nettles looked like and will try hard to stay away from them in the future! We both have welts on our legs and my left hand and arm still burn from hitting them. It is a nasty plant akin to jelly fish! We met a new group from Australia and another angel who helped us when we feared we were lost. The uphill area reminded us of Colton only steeper. We walked through fields of crops, barley, beans, alfalfa and hay. Once when we thought we were lost we came upon the words " no Sue" scratched in the dirt! What nice friends we have met! Our B&B is interesting, not one of our best but it is clean. Anne, the owner seems a bit eccentric but kind. We are exhausted after walking about 60 miles in the last four days. Tomorrow looks like a very hard day so we are skipping it and riding in the van with our luggage! After tomorrow we have three days left and we plan to walk all three, say a prayer that we make it. The last day looks very hard but we are determined to walk or limp into Robin Hood's Bay!

8 comments:

  1. Keep up the good walk. It sounds like you are on the homestretch. We all continue to cheer you on. Take care of those nettle scratches. They can be nasty, as you already know. Hope you have some bacitracin or some ointment to soothe the welts.

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  2. Wow! I love all the pictures though it seems harder than originally thought...what a lot of memories you are making! At least you have the choice of the van or not when you need to! Stinging nettles are awful nasty plants...soothing thought coming your way!

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  3. Sue & Mary Ellen, you continue to amaze me on your upbeat sense of houmor. A tribute to you both to make the best of every moment in your life & enjoy life to it's fullest. What a grat adventure. Everyday i speak of your journey to someone new and they are impressed for sure. Enjoy tomorrow off & find/see something exciting to tell us about. Knute & Matt home safe. Will feed in a few days. Take , be safe, be ahppy. love you. Kathy

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  4. The no Sue sign is so great!! haha You have met good people! I really wish the walk was better marked for everyone. I wouldn't expect Boston's red brick trail or a yellow brick road but at least some signs every now and then!! Enjoy tomorrow.

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  5. Oh so glad you are taking a day off. Enjoy and sit back, soak in a tub of wine for the nettles after effects and of course drink. Love ya Jingleville

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  6. We are all so glad we are able to follow along on your trip. It feels like we are reading your person journal of things to remember. Modern technology is so wonderful that we can all share this with you, but I (for one) am glad I can do it from my recliner. Many thanks for sharing, Gloria

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  7. ME and Sue.....well you also are getting your MD experience on this trip too....
    great pictures in every post...Every bldg in England looks grey and cement but the landscapes and flowers are so beautiful...and all of the people you met will be enough for a great book of your trip...and think how you could develop the characters...
    I will be sad when this is over it has been fun following you both..
    the antics,the conversations,the people, the drive you both have to finish,the set backs,the support...the B and B's...it has all been lovely ....thank you !!!!We send love

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  8. If you pick 'em up, O Lord, I'll put 'em down. ~Author Unknown, "Prayer of the Tired Walker"

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