Chollerford

A short walk today, 16 km. The next part is the most beautiful on the trip, but it also means it is the longest one without accomodation possibilities. So we decided to stop early today, to have plenty of time for tomorrows part.

The weather was rough today. Our backpacks were covered with a layer of ice when we arrived at the Crown, the place we will stay tonight. Again excellent food, and plenty of it. Yesterdays dinner was excellent too by the way.

I am surprised by the food in this region, whereas norwegian food is described as "how to store it as long as possible and still be able to eat it.", english food is normally just described as "throw it all in a bucket and eat it." Not so here. Crisp fish and chips. Perfect roast chicken with stuffing, rich gravy, ten different kinds of vegetables etc. etc. Not to talk about hot chocolate fudge cake with vanilla ice on its side. Prices for the meals vary from 2£ for a nice bowl of soup to 6£ for the above mentioned ones.