Day 2 on the road.

By the time we had got to Sandwith ready for the off it was 10.15hrs and 21dC. Fortunately a breeze every now and then brought welcome relief. The first part of the route to Moor Row was easy walking - and we met our first C2C walker (an old geezer in a Malta hat who was just finishing. His words of wisdom - this is the easy bit!). A bit later we met three more, a bloke who obviously had eaten well on route, his wife and far from happy daughter.

It was around this time that we encountered Wainwright's passage. Neil said bugger Wainwright's here's mine. Unfortunately I couldn't get the camera ready fast enough!
We purchased a few extra drinks in Cleator prior to the climb up Dent Hill - which gave rise to more than a couple of red faces. At the top the view was excellent - we could see all that we had done, and where we were going.

The drop down to Nannycatch gate was steep (apparently the steepest on the route), and we were met by a bloke running up it in the company of about nine dogs. Mad! It was now about 25dC.
We lunched by the side of stream stood in a cool and welcome breeze.
The last four miles of the day were all easy walking and predominantly downhill or on the flat. We finished at 14.45hrs at Bleach Green car park (free parking) at the head of Ennerdale Water, which is where we start tomorrow.

It's funny what you see on a walk - a sunbathing mole.