Weather: Sunny; Steps: 31,837 Distance: 14 miles; Time: 6h; Calories out: 976; Blisters: nil
Another glorious sunny day. My only injuries so far have been sunburn! A very easy 14 miles initially following the Swale, then finally leaving it behind after 2 days. But we soon picked up a beck and walked along that for miles. It reminded me very much of the beck which I played in and around as a child. I've spent a lot of the last few days thinking about my childhood, partly evoked by sights and smells. The Vale of Mowbray which we in today was very flat and reminded me of Lincolnshire where I was brought up. But it was the smells that were more reminiscent. In particular the scent of the May blossom took me right back to making dens in hedge bottoms. I think its because smell and memory are both co-located in the central area of the brain – is it the limbic system?
Tonight we are staying in a village called Danby Wiske which Wainwright, the originator of the C2C walk, described as being the low point of his project, and not just in elevation. I guess after all the beautiful villages we've been through it is a bit ordinary, but everyone here seems very friendly. I think all the villagers we've passed have said hello and the fact that the White Swan was open when we arrived was especially welcoming. They also had all the bunting out to greet us; though I think this may be related to events on Friday!
We're heading back to the White Swan for dinner. I realise I've not mentioned evening meals much probably because I usually write this just before setting off to eat each evening, in the hope that the pub has wifi to send it. But we've had some great meals. Mind you I am on my third or fourth mushroom risotto, which seems to be the standard veggie meal these days. I've only had to resort to the usual fall-back of cheese omelette once so far. The portions served all seem to be huge by comparison to what I'm used to. I think 'nouveau cuisine' hasn't reached here yet.
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