Thursday, 30 July 2009

Day 3: Hayfield to Castleton





















Appologies to our millions of adoring fans for the lack of blog update yesterday. Unfortunately the phone with which we where taking photo's and video's was having problems and we where unable to send updates.
So, yesterday we made slow progress due to the heavy loads on our backs. We eventually made it to Hayfield and camped up in a wonderful campsite for free, due to a conveniently late arrival. Today we left with haste and headed south east before bearing due east. We ended up covering 4 mountains through torrential rain reaching a maximum height of 1749 feet. Heading across the mountains our boots became flooded, our trousers drenched and our jackets soaked through. Our spirits dampened by the rain, we rested on a mountain peak to take in the beautiful sights before us. Climbing painfully over stile after stile we continued. The weights on our backs pulling our bags down along with our morale as rest seemed to remain a distant pleasure. Eventually however we saw signs of nearing Castleton and we slowly manoeuvred our way down a wet and slippery slate slope. Eventually we arrived in Castleton where we managed to get a room above a pub (The Bulls Head) to allow ourselves to dry our soaking clothes and rest our bodies. Tomorrow we hope to end up in Sheffield and prepare for the next leg of the journey.
For now thank you for following us and watch this space.

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