The stay at the Wainstones Hotel was an over-the-top surprise. When Mike and I were booked into this place in 2023, it could only be described as dreary and close with dark panelling, small windows and low ceilings. After a top to bottom renovation done last year, the place is now a four-star destination. No detail has been untouched by the project. Every bathroom is fitted out with a deep tub and gleaming space age […]
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Not much of a day to report other than I rested my legs. Some gap in communications disrupted plans with Jeff from Florida so I executed Plan B on my own and spent the day strolling along the river front in Richmond. Having seen the Castle and its museum in ‘23, I skipped that stop. Instead I first attended Mass at St. Francis Xavier parish church where I enjoyed the comfort of old rituals. And […]
Today I walked a mere 10.5 miles. I left Reeth just after 9am and arrived at 66 Frenchgate in Richmond at 4PM. That tallies to a measly 1.5 miles per hour. MACS, the company that’s booked the walk for me, estimates that one should arrive in Richmond about one and one half hours earlier. But who cares about that? What has dawned on me during this trip is that there is extraordinary value to be […]
I must admit to feeling some loneliness as I sat in my room at Keld Lodge last evening anticipating today’s walk to Reeth. All of my human contact thus far had been with the functionaries who make the world go ‘round – airline ticket agents, flight attendants, B&B proprietors and the like. All perfectly nice people but words between us were delivered and received with no true connection beyond what is needed to complete the […]