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Day 17: All Around Cambridge
We had a full, fun, and enlightening day exploring Cambridge: it was actually fortunate that a couple of the museums we planned to go to...
kedeland
Sep 25, 20233 min read
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Day 16: Traveling and Cambridge
Greetings friends! We started off the day with a bus and three trains as we traveled from Robin Hood's Bay to Scarborough to York to...
kedeland
Sep 24, 20232 min read
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Day 15/Hike Day 13: Glaisdale to Robin Hood's Bay (The Finale!)
Greetings from Robin Hood's Bay, friends! We had an absolutely excellent hike today: somehow, this last stage managed to encompass a...
kedeland
Sep 23, 20233 min read
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Day 14/Hike Day 12: Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale
We had yet another beautiful day on the moors: the sun was shining all day, which made the 19 miles pass by rather quickly. It's hard to...
kedeland
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Day 13/Hike Day 11: Ingleby Cross to Clay Bank Top/Great Broughton
"“And the peace which I always found in the silence and emptiness of the moors filled me utterly.” - James Herriot What a beautiful day...
kedeland
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Day 12/Hike Day 10: Richmond to Ingleby Cross/Arnecliffe
Our longest day of the trek is complete! It was an interesting day passing through many farms and a few small villages, which probably...
kedeland
Sep 20, 20233 min read
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Day 11/Hike Day 9: Reeth to Richmond
Today was one of our shortest days on the trail, but we were treated to all of the weather the dales could offer in the span of four...
kedeland
Sep 19, 20232 min read
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Day 10/Hike Day 8: Keld to Reeth
"I seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too much - in just standing and staring, and I was at it again this morning." -...
kedeland
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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Day 9/Hike Day 7: Kirby Stephen to Keld
AKA...the bog in the fog hike! This morning we woke up to power in Ravenstonedale, which was a welcome addition to an already fantastic...
kedeland
Sep 17, 20232 min read
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Day 8/Hike Day 6: Shap to Kirkby Stephen (Ravenstonedale)
“Over hill, over dale, as we hit the (muddy) trail, and the hikers go trekking along.” Dad started singing “The Caissons Go Rolling...
kedeland
Sep 17, 20233 min read
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Day 7/Hike Day 5: Patterdale to Shap
Greetings from Shap! Dad wanted to subtitle this blog "Hiking Upstream", and we certainly did have a very wet day as we finished up our...
kedeland
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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Day 6/Hike Day 4: Grasmere to Patterdale
Our penultimate day in Lake District National Park was one for the ages. From sweeping valley views to a challenging scramble along...
kedeland
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Day 5/Hike Day 3: Stonethwaite to Grasmere
Today we awoke to beautifully blue and sunny skies, and after a delicious breakfast, we started our trek onward to Grasmere. It's hard to...
kedeland
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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Day 4/Hike Day 2: Ennerdale Bridge to Stonethwaite
Greetings from Stonethwaite in Lake District National Park! We had a challenging but breathtaking (in a good way, and a tiring way) hike...
kedeland
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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Day 3/Hike Day 1 - St. Bees to Ennerdale Bridge
Our first day of hiking is through, and what a marvelous day it was! As much as I had been looking forward to a full Englsih breakfast,...
kedeland
Sep 11, 20234 min read
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Day 2 (Pre-Hike Day 2 of 2): Trains in the Rain
Greetings from St. Bees, the start of England's Coast to Coast trail! As the title suggests, today was a great day to spend a few hours...
kedeland
Sep 10, 20232 min read
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Day 1 (Pre-Hike Day 1 of 2) - Exploring Bristol
After an overnight flight from Detroit to London, we grabbed the Heathrow Express to Paddington Station, where after a short delay we...
kedeland
Sep 9, 20232 min read
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Pre-Departure: All About the Hikers and the Hike
Greetings All! We are so glad you are joining us on our journey as we tackle England's Coast to Coast Trail. From St. Bees, Cumbria to...
kedeland
Aug 24, 20232 min read
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