Day 2 - 24 miles

Ok so lets be honest here, yesterday was damn hard and my legs, shoulders and brain took a beating. I'm going to finished this so we took an executive decision to walk the whole distance today in order to make sure we could complete it.

First few miles on the Keswick railway path were great, flat easy although a bit stoney. We cracked on at a fair pace and thought we'd finished by 16:30. Think again! Although I am eating and hydrating well whilst on the run (or should I say walk!) I just couldn't keep the pace up - especially when it got hilly. Felt great up to mile 9/10 when we stopped for a ginger beer (and one to take with us). Started to suffer at around mile 15 and only the thought of it being a 22 mile day kept me going - we did nearly 24 in the end.

In the last few miles we slowed a lot - staggering in places and at one point when we thought we might have made a navigation error I nearly sat down and cried! Called hubby about 3 miles from end and not really thinking he asked us if we could carry on walking the 3 miles to the hotel, I didn't swear at all! We'd arranged to meet at the station and this was what I demanded he did! 3 more miles??? No chance in this state!

Right near the station we saw a Morrison's and in need of more Compeed supplies we stopped and called Dan to meet us their instead. The hotel on the outskirts of Penrith is the White House - looked twee on booking site but again very lovely - I sank into a hot bath, not really ideal but I was cold and shivering.

Now in George and Dragon just 100 yard from hotel but we still drove, I can't walk!!!! Pea risotto - I reckon I deserve a cheat day!