Day 10 Reeth to Richmond

Another pretty easy hike.  All of these easy hikes have been building up to tomorrow's 24 miler.  We are also expecting our first real rain tomorrow.  The forecast is rain all day, although only 1/2 inch with a high of 56 degrees (that's 3.7 microliters in British temperature) and a 10-20 mph wind.  Sounds lovely.

Today was a very nice day.  It even got to the point where it became a little too warm for hiking.  We really appreciated a couple of forest walks that were on the route.  They were much cooler.

We fell behind a large group of hikers we sometimes travel with.  Later we spotted them ahead and started following them even though Lois and I thought they had made a wrong turn. After about 1/2 mile (37.6 centigrades) we were not only sure it was the wrong way  but we figured out we were following a group of locals out for a walk.

After today we won't see our regular group for awhile as most of them are taking a rest day in Richmond (the largest town we see) before attempting the 24 mile hike.

Our host this morning at the Cambridge House told us that the rabbits were dying of a disease called myxomatosis  http://www.petmd.com/rabbit/conditions/viral/c_rb_myxomatosis#.UijIkVWzKpg.  He said it pops up every so often, thins the herd, and within 6 months everything is back to normal.

Reeth

Reeth

The River Swale

Another type of stile.  This picture didn't turn out well.  I am holding a spring loaded gate which rests against an opening in the wall.

I call this a"sheep can't fit through it but neither can I" stile.  These are really tight My feet get stuck in them.  They are especially dangerous to my glasses which are kept in my hiking shorts pocket.

Lois on a High Stile

The other side of the same stile

Sheep like shade

Rabbit killer????

The view from my room.  You can't tell because my camera is junk, but I can see an abbey, a castle, the River Swale and way off into the distance.