COAST- TO-COAST WALK Day 11

Who is Jesus?Jesus is the Light of the World
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." .

John 8:12

Our New Home

Every man needs a shed, and on the left is hubby's "man shed"
which he is absolutely delighted with!
There is hubby in the background,
having afternoon tea on our freshly varnished back patio. 

 We enter our small vege garden through a lovely white archway with its trailing pink roses.
An echidna has been digging in  this garden during the past few evenings.
This "spiny ant-eater" with its elongated and slender nose
and short strong limbs with large claws is about 20 cm long, and is a powerful digger, sweeping up ants with its long, sticky tongue. 

The Great Outdoors

Memories of England's Coast-to-Coast Walk  Tuesday 19th July, 2005
Hubby and I have been watching Wainwright-Walks on TV each night, lately. Tonight, we saw the section of the walk leading to the town of Richmond. It was great to view that amazing and awe-inspiring countryside once again! Here is the video link to the TV documentary. http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/24096835691/Wainwright-Walks

Below is hubby's daily diary from our Coast-to-Coast Walk....

Day 11     Reeth – Richmond   

Up at 6.30 a.m. to a blustery Winnie-the-Pooh kind of day, the kind that blew Piglet’s ears back.  Not too much sun.

Just as were eating our eggs and bacon, a fellow camper  walked by and chatted, saying that he and his wife had discussed the night before, that they could drive our bags on to Richmond for us. They weren’t really headed that way, but they were holidaying and weren’t worried how they spent the day. This was possible for us, because we knew where our next destination would be, having previously booked Bed & Breakfast in Richmond.   We were so very grateful to have our bags taken on for us,  and we had our easiest day.  We followed the road east of Reeth, parallel to the River Swale, only carrying our water, cameras and one small day-pack between us. This time, we kept to the road not wanting to continue tripping and stumbling along the hiking path.  The wind turned cold and we  wore our jackets. Patchy rain blew in off the moors in misty wafts.

  

Sheltering from the cold wind to eat our lunch

Although the route had a long, steep climb towards the end, we made good time and reached Richmond at 2.30 p.m.!  What a beautiful place. The centre was the market square surrounded by churches, pubs and the castle.  The town was busy and had a real community feel – the sort of place where one might like to live! 

The town of Richmond

We found our Bed and Breakfast, “Willance House”,  which we had booked before leaving Hong Kong. It is  the oldest cottage in the town, filled with antique ornaments and furniture. The cottage displayed a plaque for winning 1^st prize in the annual competition for “Hanging Baskets at Commercial Properties”.

  

Willance House B & B at Richmond
A delightful place! 

Willance House had once been the home of the first Mayor of Richmond, Robert Willance.  Although his horse died after leaping over Whitcliff Scar in 1606,  Willance used the warmth of his horse to keep himself alive overnight, and he was rescued the following day. It was after the horse riding accident in which he lost his leg, that he became the Mayor of Richmond.

We unpacked in our comfortable, inviting bedroom on the second floor,  washed our clothes and had amazingly delicious showers.  It was around 4.00 p.m. and Denise snuggled into crisp, white cotton sheets, nursing her tired, sore feet and she slept at Willance House while Jonathan and I went out to visit the computer at the library.

The keep at Richmond Castle 

I went on to tour the castle, leaving Jonathan to email his friends.  It was still cold and blustery, and I was only at the castle for the  last half hour before closing time.  There were  only two spectators at the castle. I made for the top of the keep to photograph the views of the rest of the castle and the surrounding town. Then I quickly looked around the castle grounds and the museum.  It was a great visit – interesting  because the English Pacificts were locked up  and brutally treated at this castle during World War 1.  There were 16 Pacifists due to be shot one day, but their lives were saved because of a protest from the townspeople.

At 7.30 p.m., we all went out for fish and chips and a plate of salad. We did some food shopping and then it was off to bed. Our night at Willance House cost a total ₤60, including breakfast.       

http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/24096835691/Wainwright-Walks 
Click on this link to see the TV commentary of this walk! 

We should never under-estimate the effect that our vocal opinions can have, even to the saving of lives, as happened in Richmond! 

from Robyn

painting of robin by Bren