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We had a lovely dinner last night in Buckden at the Village Store Restaurant. Their tagline is ‘where the locals eat’ which gave me flashbacks if little Britain. The food was excellent Nd the host Gordon very colorful and fun.

After dinner we walked down to the river and saw two border collies riding on a quad bike driven by the farmer. We watched them gather sheep and move them into another field.

We were up early and on the road by 7:15. Given the heat of yesterday we wanted to bang out the first 10 miles (with all the climbing) before noon. The walking today was lovely with outstanding valley views and lots more wildlife. Lots more birds too keeping us company throughout the day.

As we hiked up Hells Gap (aptly named) we saw another shepard working a huge flock with one border collie. It was amazing to watch as the sheep were pushed towards and past us. What a treat! Lynn has it in video and I’ll post when were back home.

By noon we’d made it to Askrigg a great little village with a fantatic ‘village store cafe’. The food was great and refueled us for the final 6 miles into Hawes.

Hawes is a small market town packed with lots of people. I guess the good weather has brought out all the motorbikes 🙁

Total distance today was 18.5 miles making a total of 46 miles. We were flyingnalonv today taking only 8 hours including 90 minutes for lunch and stops.