Mission accomplished. We and our fellow campers were in good spirits in the garden of Intake Farm as we awoke to the final leg of our trip. Only 12 miles stood between us and the North Sea. We packed up our kit for the last time and with a banana for breakfast headed down the hill to Littlebeck. The walk through Littlebeck wood was described in the guide book as the finest woodland walk in Yorkshire. The guide book was correct, especially on a morning like this...

The strong winds on Blakey ridge continued all night and although we lay there with our eyes closed, REM was never quite achieved. As soon as it began to get light we decided it was time to move. The sun was just rising over the moor and we started packing without leaving the shelter of the tent. Once changed and packed we dismantled the tent and set off without breakfast. We were on the road at 6:45am. After walking for another hour into the wind we stopped at...

We once again awoke to a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and there was not a cloud in the azure sky. We took breakfast in the pub after breaking camp and joined Barry, Laura, Jason, Rachel and Merlin to start our days walk. Wainwright's suggested route for the day was a 12mile hike to Clay Bank Top along the cleveland way. But in order to make Robin Hood's Bay by Monday we were going to go further. Barry and Laura had the same idea so we planned to wild c...

After the chilly night, the morning wasn't as bad as expected. We now have breaking camp down to a smooth operation. While I made the morning brew and porridge, Ruth packed up the sleeping bags and mats, and while Ruth washed up the breakfast I packed the bags. Leaving the team effort of dismantling the tent. We were on the road just after 8. A new record. The first few miles of the days walk were around farmers fields alongside the Swale. We disturbed flies as ...

Today was the sort of day that makes you happy to be alive. This is what life is all about! We woke after a sound nights sleep feeling refreshed and headed down for breakfast. We had massive bowls of cereal, followed by a big fry up and toast with home made jam. Our host had also kindly washed our clothes and they were folded on the chair waiting for us. We finished breakfast, thanked the landlady, discovered that the bird with the strange call we have been seei...