Summer in the Dales. Day 6 on the Pennine Way

Delightful. My sunglasses went on as soon as I set out, jumper off and hat on within the hour. This is what June is supposed to be

Gardens were brimming with flowers. I saw butterflies, bees and even dragon flies.

Swathes of grass, with a few bucholic cows and lazy sheep. Not a peat bog in sight. Admittedly not so many curlews but plenty of swifts and swallows. It really was a lovely day to go for a walk.

And the south spine race started sometime in the night. So there were additional feeding stations

and additional navigation aids

A few stragglers over took me. The leaders did in 20 hours what it will take me a week to do. But I also passed by one or two

Snooze in the sun.

Not having read a guide book, I was once again surprised by the landscape. This time to find myself walking by the Leeds Liverpool canal for a short stretch. Tranquility

And a double arch bridge.

Then back to rolling pastures before the white walls of and limestone cliffs appeared behind my destination. Malham

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