night of rain. I'm not sure whether it rained all night or there were
just a few showers but each time it started it woke me up as the rain
hammered on the tin roof of the barn. It was nice to wake up this
morning with everything dry including the tent that I'd hung up, so
glad I wasn't out camping last night!
The terrain changed today as I climbed up in to the peak district
proper and became much more exposed and rugged. I'm staying in the
youth hostel at Edale tonight at the base of Kinder Scout ready to
start the Pennines Way tomorrow. I only covered a short distance today
from Taddington but have company walking with me for tomorrow and it
seemed like a good idea to set out on The Pennines way together. Sam
is arriving at 8.30 on the train from Manchester; what a star!
3 weeks of my trek have now passed and I'm getting very used to life
on the road. What came before this, did I go to work each day and sit
in an office chair? Was I able to sit all evening on a comfy sofa if I
wanted to? Surely not! Well three weeks in and I think about 40% of
the way through the trek so I should comfortably be home in time for
my sisters twins being born.
