Another very long day. Left the Blue Bell Inn after a hearty breakfast at 8.30, with a sign in the pub reminding us that we still had 50.5 miles to go. A big walk today with not only 21 miles (according to the guidebook), but also a combined ascent of over 1,000m with plenty of ups and downs to be expected. A good start already when the Sherpavan man who takes our luggage told us to take it easy with the running over the moors as there’s plenty of tough tracks going up. Yes - he actually mistook us for Fell Runners (not sure if he was blind or just taking the p***); I, of course assured him that we would not be running a single step of the way! So, off past a stately home
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