Another trip out for five
nights, this time back to the Yorkshire Dales and Dent. We camped on
a basic site with one other caravan on the edge of the pretty cobbled
village.
The sun shone on Monday so we
set off to climb Whernside, we walked from the campsite which turned
out to be a mistake. Taking the Dales High Way, either we were poor
map readers or they had done away with the trail we were looking for,
but we finished up nearly down at Ribblehead with too far to hike to
reach Whernside, so we had lunch and returned without conquering the
summit. We walked part way back with a couple from Philadelphia and
enjoyed chatting with them. We hiked about 7 miles.
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| Dent Church - with bells! |
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| Dent |
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| Roy's ambition to own one of these! |
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| Sheep everywhere!
Tuesday, we drove to Ribblehead
and took the well trodden route up Whernside, a lovely route up but
tough one down. Sunshine all day, it took 2 hours up and 2 down and
about 7 miles. At 736m its the highest hill in Yorkshire. When we got
back we were the only ones on the site, we had a go with the kite
we've had for years stuck in the back of the car, fun but we had no
idea what we were supposed to do, Roy seemed able to keep the kite
flying much longer than I did.
   
Ribblehead viaduct from Whernside
  
Success!
Wednesday – rest day –
played tourists and enjoyed a gloriously sunny day in Hawes. Wandered
round the shops (strange for Roy!) had a picnic, visited Outhwaites
Ropemakers, interesting to see them in the factory making twines of
all shapes and sizes and had a walk to Wensleydale Creamery.
 
I wonder if they made my bell rope!
  
Gayle waterfall
Our last day and I completed my
Three Peaks, not all on the same day of course! Ingleborough at 724m
was such a pretty hike, sun still shone as it had for the whole five
days of our stay, the heather was in bloom and the walk up was
delightful despite one tough, short climb, which was worse coming
down.
At the end of the day we were
rewarded with the most spectacular harvest full moon – so very
magical!
 Ingleborough in background  Roy on way up Ingleborough  Whernside from side of Ingleborough        Spectacular Harvest Full Moon   |
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