Week 7
Day 35
I had a bad night's sleep last night. The bed wasn't the most comfortable but after the late finish with yesterday's blog update, my own fault for spending too much time chatting in the pub last night, I just couldn't drop off to sleep. I definitely ...
Rest Day 9
After having a soak in the bath last night I realised the new blister on my right foot was right where I've had one before, many times! It was quite painful and that, along with the general pain in my feet kept me awake most of the night last night. ...
Rest Day 10
I did sleep better last night compared to the night before but, as has been the case for this entire walk so far, I still didn't manage to get a great night's sleep. Better yes, great no. Still, the day ahead didn't involve a great deal of effort or ...
Rest Day 11
Final day off before starting the second half of the walk and I didn't have a great deal planned. First order of the day, after I'd dragged myself out of bed, was to head in to Harrogate with Russ to get the last few bits I couldn't find on Saturday....
Day 36
As expected after last night's hassle with my phone, I didn't sleep very well. I awoke around 5:40am exhausted and lied in bed waiting for the alarm to go off. Even then I couldn't get myself moving straight away, finally dragging myself out of bed a...
Day 37
After yesterday's great day's walking, putting me in a very happy mood, the Fountain Hotel in Hawes (i.e. a pub that does accommodation) did a great job in robbing me of that mood last night. The room was tired, stuffy and in need of decorating and t...
Day 38
Even after the hike up Great Shunner Fell I still found it hard to switch off and get off to sleep last night. In the end I resorted to putting some music on on my iPod and hoped for the best. Clearly I dropped off at some point as I awoke at the usu...