27.7 km(73.7km) – Wednesday  July 6th

A good start to the day, being driven to the point where we left the route yesterday to find our accommodation, which was quaint with lovely views and was perfectly situated right beside the pub. The walk started out much the same as yesterday, us chatting and missing a way marker. Luckily the path we’d taken erroneously petered out quite quickly forcing us to consult the map and guidebook (which we should have done earlier of course P) and rejoin the correct route. First thing in the morning and last thing in the evening are the danger zones for going the wrong way; not quite awake and later half asleep. Another day of no rain, crossing featureless reservoirs (apparently 14 in all) but with good visibility and perfect walking conditions. We crossed the M62 today, which was unexpectedly scary; very noisy and windy.
One of the points of interest today was Aiggin Stone; a medieval way marker which we completely missed because some fellow walkers were stating on it, putting on their waterproofs…We also passed the famous Stoodley Pike; erected to commemorate the defeat of Napoleon. When he escaped from Elba work on the pike was stopped and restarted with his death – it dominates the landscape and imagine there was much complaining at the time about the eyesore, even if it did represent peace. We arrived at Callis Bridge to find that no taxi was willing or able to take us to our B and B because they didn’t know where it was. The path offered to pick us up form nearby Hebden Bridge so we hopped on a bus (feeling rather guilty in our full walking gear). We should have been suspicious when it took the B and B patron twenty five minutes to come and collect us and it became clear all too quickly that some fibs had been told about the location of our beds for the night – middle of nowhere…We were taken back for dinner, with my cousin Emma and her husband 😊before returning home by taxi.