Keld to Reeth 12 miles

When we were leaving this morning, the Aussies were singing, "please don't take my sunshine away."  Do you see the light? The shadows?  A playful day!  Walking by river's edge, across fields freshly cut, bunnies hopping, sightings of grouse, level route and well signed.  We had lunch in the sunshine.  The walk continues!  The mood shifts. 

And now for me, a nap before our pub crawl of the evening.  We are in the Yorkshire Dells.  


 

A few more extraordinary pics from today's walk

An English gent and his dog- straight out of All Creatures Great and Small

And dinner: Morrocan vegetable terine with couscous and Halloumi

Beer with friends- new and always

Back at our place we even got in a few hands of bridge.  A fine day! 

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