Saturday 2nd February - Our second training walk from Kettlewell to Skipton

I've been so busy I haven't found the time to blog much, but better late than never!

For our second walk we decided to go a little further but still stay local to Skipton so we decided to start at Kettlewell and walk back to Skipton, just over 17 miles.

Picking James up again first thing we met Julie at our work's car park before I drove us all to Kettlewell.  We were just three today and the weather was just perfect yet again.  Cool but sunny and clear!  The route was a little undulating, not as hard as our first walk but quite icy and boggy in places making it quite difficult to stay upright at times!  We stopped for a spot of lunch in the picturesque village of Hetton and even acquired a stray dog along the way somehow!!

Another enjoyable walk and it was Julie's turn to take the "falls", she was one mucky pup by the end of the day!!

Not long after we set off - how did the traffic cone get up there??

View from the top of Coniston Moor

Another lovely view!

We came across a farm before the last stretch back to Skipton and after cooing at the highland cows and a dog we believed belonged to the farmers it started following us and after numerous attempts to direct it back to the farm it kept running back to us and walking alongside us.  We decided we'd have to call the RSPCA or take it to a local vet when we got back to Skipton but it eventually starting following another walker who had their own dog to look after... A day for meeting strange animals....!

New member of the team!!

Sheep doing intervals between trees!!

We saw a flock of sheep behaving really strangely, they'd run from one tree to another and back again, again and again.  This is where I stood still totally mesmerised by it all and Julie and James laughed, picturing night time and I'd still be stood there staring at the sheep having not moved an inch!

The very familiar view of Sharphaw and Rough Haw

Highland cows posing again!