Day 1 - at the start, St Bee's Head (West Coast!)

Day 1 - At the start, St Bee's Head

Day 1 - Looking back toward St Bee's

Day 1 - St Bee's Head

Day 1 - Sandwith. Someone's dog helping with lunch !

Day 1 - Lee on Dent Fell

Day 1 - Camping at the Old Vicarage, Ennerdale bridge. A nice welcome !

Day 1 - Camping at the Old Vicarage, Ennerdale bridge.

Day 1 - Spud relaxing at the Old Vicarage, Ennerdale Bridge.

Day 2 - Having a break at Ennerdale Water

Day 2 - Approaching Black Sail Hut, a very remote Youth Hostel.

Day 2 - Looking back down the climb up Loft Beck

Day 2 - Looking towards Buttermere from Loft Beck

Day 2 - Another view from Loft Beck

Day 2 - Gillercombe campsite, Roshthwaite

Day 3 - Stonethwaite beck

Day 3 - View back down Greenup Gill from Lining Crag

Day 3 - Descending towards Grasmere

Day 3 - Climbing up towards Grisedale Tarn

Day 3 - Grisedale Tarn

Day 3 - View from Grisedale Beck

Day 3 - Approaching Patterdale, view of Ullswater

Day 3 - Noran Bank Farm B&B, Patterdale

Day 4 - Sudden hail storm - Climbing from Patterdale towards Angle Tarn

Day 4 - Angle Tarn

Day 4 - Approaching Kidsty Pike, Hawswater in distance

Day 4 - "Rest Easy" bunk house, Shap

Day 5 - Some welcome foot relief between Shap and Kirkby Stephen

Day 5 - Smardale Bridge

Day 5 - "Old Croft House" B&B, Kirkby Stephen. Very friendly & welcoming owners.

Day 6 - Sleeping pigs near Hartley village

Day 6 - Approaching Nine Standards Rigg

Day 6 - Keld Youth Hostel

Day 7 - East Gill Force waterfall in Keld. The Pennine Way crosses here.

Day 7 - An eerie grey walk through Old Gang mines

Day 7 - Grinton Lodge Youth Hostel

Day 8 - Brompton on Swale camping barn with fellow walkers Chris and Estelle (and their dog)

Day 8 - Brompton on Swale camping barn

Day 9 - River Swale, footpaths completely flooded, forcing long tiring detour by road

Day 9 - A very welcome sight, Osmotherly Youth Hostel

Day 10 - The Cleveland Hills towards Clay Bank, also a section of the Cleveland Way

Day 10 - The Wainstones, Cleveland Hills - also a section of the Cleveland Way

Day 10 - Camping at Clay Bank, we camped in the same field on the Cleveland Way

Day 11 - North York Moors, approaching Blakey

Day 11 - Sheltering from lightning at Trough House, an isolated barn on a very exposed Danby High Moor.

Day 12 - Falling Foss

Day 12 - Always someone to help with lunch

Day 12 - Approaching High Hawsker

Day 12 - First sight of the east coast, at Manwyke Hole

Day 12 - The end (Robin Hood's Bay) is round there somewhere

Day 12 - Sod's Law meant the tide was right out, further to walk !

Day 12 - Emma at Robin Hood's Bay

Day 12 - Dipping the feet in the final destination

Day 12 - Right, where's the pub ?

Day 12 - A pint (or 2) in the Bay Hotel with fellow walkers we met on the way.

Day 12 - A celebratory drink in the tent. Nice glasses eh ?

Day 12 - Dog tired. Chris and Estelle's dog at the campsite.