Tag Archive: north yorks

Jun 15 2011

Coast to Coast 2011: Day Four

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Wednesday 15th June – Osmotherley to Richmond Today I shall mostly be trying to remember the words to “The Walk” by The Cure. I was absolutely steaming mad this morning, or like Gerald the Gorilla I was livid! But joking aside I had to calm myself before I went down to breakfast. It wasn’t the …

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Jun 14 2011

Coast to Coast 2011: Day Three

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Tuesday 14th June – Blakey Ridge to Osmotherley Today I shall mostly be silently mouthing the words to “Walk Away” by Franz Ferdinand. Wow! What a cracking day its been – some of the best weather I’ve walked in for a long time and some stunning views from the high points today – I could …

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Jun 14 2011

Coast to Coast 2011: Day Three–Supplemental

It sounded like it was all going really well at the Queen Catherine – and it was until I went to bed. I had an excellent meal – they hand make their own burgers and proper chips too. It was brilliant. I turned in early and watched a Romero zombie film before bed and became …

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Jun 13 2011

Coast to Coast 2011: Day Two

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Monday 13th June – Grosmont to Blakey Ridge Today I shall mostly be humming the tune to “I Walk The Line” by Johnny Cash. I slept a bit better last night. I awoke at 4:45 the first time, despite the clicking from the fuse box, and managed to doze for another couple of hours until …

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Jun 13 2011

Coast to Coast 2011: Day Two (Supplemental)

The grub in the Lion Inn was excellent – I had a hot steak sandwich with chips – proper hand cut chips, none of this oven chip nonsense! However breakfast is only available from 08:30, which I asked them to confirm, because it seemed quite late for a walking stop on the C2C. They confirmed …

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Jun 12 2011

Coast to Coast 2011: Day One

Sunday 12th June – Robin Hood’s Bay to Grosmont Today I shall mostly be wearing flares and whistling along to “Walking On The Water” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Day One I didn’t sleep all that well in the night. I was awake at 3am and then again at 4am and 5am and finally gave up …

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Jun 11 2011

Coast to Coast 2011: Day Zero

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Saturday 11th June – Arrival in Robin Hood’s Bay Day Zero When I awoke at 8am this morning I had nothing packed at all. Not a thing. Which for a control freak like me is absolutely unheard of. The main reason was my workload last week. Multiple customer meetings in London, followed by a last …

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