Summary

Welcome to the Cornish Family Coast to Coast Challenge – an 180 miles cross country walk that will take us from St Bees, Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire. Mum, Dad, 5 kids (age 4 - 12 yrs old) and a grandad (72 and counting) will 'walk a mile in the shoes' of families who have been displaced through war, famine, fear or persecution. Over 16 days (come rain, shine or blisters), we will peak mountains, traverse valleys and hike through moor and woods. We’ll be raising money for refugee families who, unlike us, had no choice but to leave their homes – families just like ours and yours.

Our chosen charity, Refugee Action York (RAY), offer practical aid, emotional support and an open door to men, woman, children and families without discrimination. Hear their stories and follow our intrepid journey either online or by our side. In true British style, let us stand (or walk) together in welcoming our newest countrymen to England’s green and pleasant land.

Friday 11 August 2017

DAY FIVE - Patterdale to Burnbanks (12miles) Tuesday 8 August 2017

The view from our tent this morning was sensational.  The only sight that could have been better was sunshine.  Still, we have all the right gear - never again shall we assume it is quicker to get through the rain than stop and put on our waterproof trousers.  For the world inside our boots, it flooded so fast we needed a small ark.

Another mountain to come today.  Oh boy!







Seth has single-mindedly decided to add new height to every cairn we pass.

And we mean EVERY cairn. ---->

I guess the world is now a better place.




(Kirsty Pike 780m)


Yes, we know.  Every mountain top is beginning to look the same.  But we are still pretty chuffed with ourselves.  It was our highest mountain after all.  Esme is even managing about two-thirds on her own, now.  The rest of the kids are just doing fabulously.  Well done!!!

So, it was a quick solid up...the wrong mountain.  A quick dip and a sullen climb up the rest of the right mountain.  Then a long, long, long walk down.  The path was so bad we could have charged for some kind of wilderness foot massage treatment and made a fortune.


Come the end, the rain decided to finally catch up with us and we looked for shelter in the tiny hamlet of Burnbanks.  There was not a lot to be had.  Thankfully grandma and grandad turned up with the transport about 60 seconds after we arrived.









'M is determined to live a good life with his new family, praying that they are granted asylum. “After running away from the war, from the death and the terror, we are determined to complete our education and raise our child. As well as to save a fragment of our life that we should have had in Syria,” he says.'
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