Day 11 Coast to Coast Richmond to Dansky Wiske

Day 11 pictures
The wind whistling through the skylights and the rain we found on them did not bode well for today's walking
We seem to have had a lot of bode on this trip, and we are sick of it.
The forecast is for 60-70mph winds, not kph, but mph and that's pretty strong along with fleeting showers.
Another wet day.
By the time the cereal and coffee and the obligatory bacon and eggs have hit the gastric lining it has started to become sunny.

Richmond Castle

We walk out in sunlight, down a very steep street over the ubiquitous River Swale and had our last views of the Richmond Castle. It's then along the river and we are protected from the wind.
Then it's open field and rain, so the jackets come out and on for some. I see a ray of sunshine and decide to park mine in the top of my pack-a great move as the rain is gone and with it the prospect of wearing a hot rain jacket.
It's then a series of fields through Brompton on Swale, over the A1 the original main road from London to Edinburgh, past Catterick Barracks the largest military base in Europe, we are told.
We cross the Swale yet again and have a very pleasant morning tea on the river bank.

Kiplin Hall entrance

At this point we are faced with an 8 mile walk along bitumen, so decide on an alternative using bridleways and footpaths, which takes us through a variety of fields, farms, past the impressive gates of Kiplin Hall, and then once again on farmland.
We halt for lunch in a field with an open gate, which has hidden a sign that warns us of bulls.
We have no problems.
It's then more fields being almost blown away by the high winds that harry us all day.


Lunch spot

My little wind meter tells us that the highest wind speed is 48 mph, which is about 60 kph.
We pass the smelliest field I have ever walked past, it is laid with fertiliser that consists mostly of cow poo.
It's then past a corn field that is just about ready for the picking, or at least that's what Margaret thinks as she pinches a cob, for later consumption.
It's then Danby Wiske and pleasant small village, with just a pub.
We are however in for a surprise. We arrive at 2.30pm and need to call for transport to take us back to Richmond. It can't get us until 5.30PM as he's out doing the school run!!

A quiet drink

Danby Wiske

We're stuck in the pub for three hours so there's little we can do.
Yeah we did have a drink of course.
Back at Richmond, it's a quick shower and tea at one of the pubs AGAIN.
I manage to get a very nice chicken salad. It great to have some fresh salad.
The Brits don't do salad well.