Robin Hood's Bay...

191 1/2 miles later...
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
   _ Ernest Hemingway

Notes for next time, Part II...

1. Skip rest day in Richmond

2. Richmond to Osmotherly

3. Osmotherly to Blakey Ridge (stay at Lion Inn)

4. Blakey to Egton Bridge (staty at Horseshoe Hotel)

5. Egton Bridge to Robin Hood's Bay

Blakey Ridge...

A bit of a bleak day on the Coast to Coast both route and weather--definitely should have combined the last two stages in one long day. But now I am happily ensconced in the Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge in a rain and fog whiteout.  The Lion dates to the 1500s and is the fourth highest inn in Britain and a pint and meal are just on the other side of my door.

Thank you Kirby!

After seeing my limited options in Great Broughton on a Friday night, I went wandering and strolled into Kirby.  I caught the tail end of a funeral drink at the Black Swan with these characters.  It could have been my beloved Ear Inn on a Friday and I knew just enough about Jimmy Savile, Lord Howell & Fracking, Middlesbrough F.C. and Tees Valley Airport to keep up.