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Penkridge to Abbots Bromley I had an unexpected late, but extremely pleasant, night last night. Ann, who I'd given a pack of maps to before leaving, drove up to meet me in Penkridge so that we could swap the maps I had with the ones for the coming...

Abbots Bromley to Ashbourne T he place I stayed at last night - Marsh Farm B & B, thanks to Ann - was a very nice place, even if their website doesn't really give you that impression; 1990 anyone?! The room was lovely and the breakfast was...

Ashbourne E verything seems to be conspiring against me at the moment. I guess my luck has finally run out and from here on in it's going to be a struggle to get anything sorted or completed on this walk of mine? After the day from hell yesterday...

Ashbourne to Hartington I t was a bit of a foggy start this morning. Not the weather, my head. I think I drank a little too much last night with Ian and Frances - if I'm honest I knew at the time I was but I was having such a great time I didn't...

Hartington to Waterloo Inn H aving only nine miles to walk today I didn't make too much of an effort to rush up out of bed. I'll be honest, my legs are beginning to ache - even with the day off in Ashbourne - and I could have quite happily just...

Waterloo Inn to Edale I had a bit of a bad night's sleep last night. The mattress wasn't the most comfortable and every time anyone in the other rooms went to the loo the saniflow systems made the most horrendous racket. So it was with no surprise...

Edale to Crowden I ended up hitting the sack quite early last night, although that doesn't necessarily mean I got an early night. I sat in bed watching TV, eventually dropping off around 11pm, just to be woken up at 3am by the howling wind outside....

Crowden to Bleak Hey Nook S hock and horror...I actually managed to get seven hours sleep last night! Clearly the walk from Edale took quite a lot out of me, but then that's not surprising considering the terrain. Unlike yesterday morning I was sat...

Bleak Hey Nook to Hebden Bridge A fter struggling to write yesterday's update, and then to upload the photos to Flickr, I ended up having a very late night, followed swiftly by a not very good sleep. Still, I woke up feeling ok this morning and not...

Hebden Bridge I was a little concerned this morning when I woke up and tried to move to find that my hurty bits were still hurting quite a lot. I guess the Pennine Way over the Peaks had really done a number on me over the last few days?...

Hebden Bridge to Cowling H aving missed breakfast yesterday on my day off, because I just couldn't drag myself out of bed in time, I didn't know what to expect this morning. I'm pleased to say that Bar Place did me proud and produced an excellent...

Cowling to Malham I was awake quite early this morning, feeling pretty good after my feet felt so bad last night. I pottered around sorting my stuff out and went down for breakfast. I had a really nice chat with the other people staying at Woodland...