What should have been a simple(simpler) day turned into quite a hard trek as tired legs, sore feet and too many late nights begun to add one on top of the other. We really need to get out earlier. All the other hikers are half way through their day by the time we are starting and it is turning into a bit of a lonely journey. As lonely as one can be with five noisy kids in tow.
Some way into our hike we came across an honesty box. Lovely Thomas Richardson has placed a chest full of goodies to ameliorate sugar starved travellers on a 'I Trust You'll Do The Right Thing' basis. We would have loved to join in with the spirit of the offer but had no cash with us and, well, I guess we are honest. Still, it was worth the lovely conversations we got to have with the children after finding it.
This beautiful monument (Shap Abbey) marks the end of the Lake District and a new leg of our journey into the Yorkshire Dales. The scenery sure looks different.
I think a fellow traveller who went before us thought the same. For their 'hobo markings' seemed quite clear.
With one mile to go, that only means one thing for our family. Giant lollipop time!!! (If consumed carefully this product may last the whole last mile of a hike. Each lolly may have a variation of sucking time. Terms and conditions apply.)
'The refugee camps are often filled with families stuck in limbo, as they have a hard time seeking asylum in a European country. F says, “I was split up from my 12-year-old son as we were boarding the boats that the traffickers were taking us on. Luckily, he managed to make it to Germany with his uncles, but although I am with my wife and other two children, we are stuck.”'
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