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It’s cold and bleak up here. The rain’s coming down in torrents with
just a short respite every now and then.
I can feel the damp through to my skin and I’m thinking “what am I doing
up here on this bleak moor?”
I look forward to reaching Ingleton for a break.
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The promised fine morning was washed away within a few minutes of
leaving Hawes. The inclines on the road to Ingleton soon warm up my
muscles. No gentle warm up like the one I enjoyed yesterday on the
road to Kettlewell.
So now I’m in Dent. A quaint cobbled street runs through the heart of
the village. There’s a station too – several miles out – and this
viaduct carries the tracks of the Settle – Carlisle railway to it.
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Setting out for Dent. This is the guest house I stayed at overnight. Ebor House
in Hawes. Excellent and good value.
Fine this morning. And may stay that way till lunchtime.
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The heavens opened as I arrived on Hawes so I turned up at my B&B
looking like a drowned rat.
I put the bike into the basement, had a shower and walked into the
town for a meal.
The people in this pub, The White Hart, were really friendly so after my meal I stayed
for another pint.
Now I’m turning in for bed and looking forward to tomorrow.
Thanks for all the messages of encouragement – really apprecited.
Donations are still open at https://www.help.co.uk/ridingbike
Goodnight
