"The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually." - A.A. Milne

Leaving Lea Yeat at a delayed 10 am.

Our bathroom at the Sportsmen's Inn, very small, very antiquated with not a whole lot of water pressure.

Now on to Day 6 of our 8 day hike. We were a little sluggish getting away this morning and I think it had a lot to do with the weather. However, we knew Sedburgh was waiting for us and so we set off to cover 14.5 km on this very wet day. We kept to the official trail for most of the way but the river was very angry and full today from the amount of rain we had. The pictures tell the tale today, but we are here tucked in the 'book town' of Sedburgh, although we were too late to visit any book shops.

What a start to the day!

We were constantly coming across very full streams coming from the hills and we eventually hit one that was unpassable and ended up backtracking about a half km back to the roadway.

What a slog!!

Heading to Dent for our first stop.

The very higgledy piggledy village of Dent, cobbled streets, whitewashed buildings and fairly deserted but we found this lovely spot to shed our wet things for a bit and shared a lovely lunch. Just the break we needed before continuing on.

Departing Dent.

Inside a lovely church in Dent - the stained glass was beautiful. The first vicar in this church was in 1290.

The views are still spectacular regardless of the weather.

We ambled up a track beside a stone wall high enough to prevent the curious eyes of wayfarers. The wall enclosed Gate Manor. Andrew appreciated the ornate hinges on the old door.

Following the trail into Sedburgh.

Breathing deep and absorbing what's in front of me.

Sedburgh School is a well known independent (private) day and boarding school (since 1525) where the majority of students are boarders. There are about 500 students aged 4-18 years.

Sorry, not sorry. They are so sweet.