N.B. This is the last of 11 posts about my trip to Yorkshire England in 2010. Feel free to browse forward or backward using the navigation links.
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Today's path was re-routed due to crumbling cliffs. Apparently, there was a serious landslide last year. So we had a fair amount of street walking (along the road to Filey) until we got to the point where the road was closed due to the unsafe conditions. At that point, we followed the trail down a gulley along the road, and then up again onto the cliffs....
However, with all the road walking, we passed a number of bus stops. The temptation was very strong to wait for a bus or see if I could flag down a taxi.
A last look back at Scarborough Castle as we head off to Filey on the route proper:
We traveled along more pastures:
We traveled along more pastures:
Today was also the first day where we were warned about dangers of walking along the cliffs:
Yes, they were sheer:
Amazingly steep:
We made it! We got to the trail end marker, then hiked an additional mile into the town of Filey for a grand total of 110 miles over 9 days. We somehow outpaced our luggage, so we went to a cafe and enjoyed some refreshments (no Crabbie's though).
We took the train from Filey to York together, and then I caught the intercity train back to Kings Cross, London. Next time, I want to make a reservation at Novotel St. Pancras. That looked really luxurious! I got a delicious hummus salad wrap for dinner, and vegged out with some Dr. Who, a program called "Scaling Britain" which was very cool (history + architecture + rock climbing!), and a game show or two (probably "Eggheads"). It was strange to be really alone after 10 days of camaraderie.
An early night, and an early morning for the trip to Heathrow and back to JFK. Bought a copy of The Girl Who Played with Fire at the airport, and declared it on my customs form, but it went all too quickly and did not in fact make it off the plane.... And I was not treated to a boot cleaning this year. Oh well, you can't have everything.
N.B. This is the last of 11 posts about my trip to Yorkshire England in 2010.
Cleveland Way Navigation: [Start of Trip] - [Previous Day]
Cleveland Way Navigation: [Start of Trip] - [Previous Day]
4 comments:
very well done Laura, a good account of our travels, and also great for you to persevere to the end. I have sent a seperate note to you on e mail re the humping, seems that everyone is fessing up these days,oh well!!!
Bill.
Thanks, Bill. Couldn't - and wouldn't! - have done it without you and Sarah.
Cheers, LLS
I found this page while searching for information to supplement the official National Trails website about Cleveland Way. Your narrative of your walk is wonderful and very informative. The Cleveland Way website should link to it.
Question: Did you hire an agency to shift your luggage from lodging to lodging? You mentioned this once in your narrative, but it wasn't clear which luggage you meant.
Thanks again for this very useful account of your walk.
Hi Anonymous, thanks for stopping by - and for the kind words! As for your question, yes, we booked Sherpa Van for luggage transfer between lodgings.
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