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So that was it. Our last hiking day. It's incredible how quickly the journey has gone by... But on this, our final day, we were richly and completely rewarded with wonderful...

"But it's not cold today," said the taxi driver as she let us out into the pouring rain, wind, and fog. The rain, in particular, stayed with us almost until the end. So we were...

This was already our second to last day. It's somehow surreal how quickly time passes here. After being transferred back to Clay Bank Top this morning, we were greeted by...

The BBC promised sunshine for today. But there was no sun, only mist, or to be precise, real fog (visibility under 180m). In the fog, we first walked through a fairy-tale forest...

Today we headed towards Ingleby Arncliffe after a very cozy stay at 'Lovesome Hill Farm' with a lovely elderly couple. Unfortunately, both rain and wind caught up with us again...

In the morning, we left the charming town of Richmond. The path was initially flat, following the River Swale, then through meadows and fields, and - unfortunately for quite a...

Our hiking tour today started with the hotel owner's words, "It won't be sunny today." The opposite turned out to be true. We had a beautiful, albeit quite short tour...

The accommodation was great: outside the tiny village of Keld, and we were the only guests of the lovely hosts. There was a delicious multi-course breakfast. We chatted with the...

After the BBC issued a thunderstorm warning with a Yellow alert level yesterday (which can mean anything from a few drops of rain to flooding), we decided to take a taxi to...

This is how we actually envisioned it. The day began with a relaxed and delicious breakfast in Orton (granola, strawberries, blueberries, and much more). We then walked in the...

Today we traveled 13 km (according to the English measurement) on one of our shortest routes. Under brilliant sunshine (my face got sunburned…) we walked over fields and hills...

After the very wet and mentally challenging days, Annchen and I were in need of a rest day. However, it didn't quite turn out that way. We had arranged for a taxi to take us to...

How could a beautiful hiking day in the North of England start better? Of course, with rain… more rain… I can’t see any more rain… But thanks to the lifesaving purchase of new...

What a long, yet very successful and beautiful day! After discussing this morning with other hikers whether the route around the northern part of Ennerdale Lake would be better...

Maybe there will be less wind later today, the woman at the reception said with a hint of sympathy. Then we were off. The first part of the path ran along the cliff edge and was...

Anne and I left home this morning at 5 AM. Frankfurt Airport performed well, and we were at the gate by 5:30 AM. The flight to Manchester and the baggage collection at the...