Wainwright was a nutter.
Having just completed the Coast to Coast in 14 days, I have come to the above conclusion. What you cry aghast!
Well, what person in his right mind would spend most of his life and spare time up in that great mist covered, rainy, cold at times slogging up 45 degree slopes. Sweating, freezing, wet, and footsore. I know this because it happened to me and I was only there two weeks. I am talking about Lakeland.
Day 14 This was a day of more interesting varied landscape 14 miles to Robin Hood’s Bay, moorlands, lovely woodlands, cliff top path, railway beds finally I crept downhill to Wainwrights Bar, chucked my pebble into the sea, forgot to take a photo. I was knackered. Job done.
On my walk I met a lot of other nutters including some from USA, Canada, Australia, dozens in fact.
Yes AW was a nutter for dreaming up the walk and Julia Blackberry should have been strangled at birth.
Susan helped me in my efforts by meeting me at the end of each day with our campervan. I was glad to see them both at the end of a hard day.
Rod Evans
P.S. Please don’t ask Rod to do anything for a couple of weeks, he’s recovering.