17: Danby Wiske to Ingleby Arncliffe

Forgot to post this post the other day so another one out of order...

The weather a bit dull today, and the route promises to be a bit of a flat trudge.  Wasn't long before the rain started so jackets on (again).  We passed mainly through paddocks or on lanes through farmland.  The others not so keen on this flat walking but I quite like seeing the farms, what is planted and what they are using all these great old barns and farm buildings for.  One dairy farm we passed through had all the calves separated from their mothers and housed in little 'kennels' - had to go over and have a bit of a play with a couple but they were more interested in sucking my jacket!

We got to Ingleby a bit earlier than expected so had lunch at a servo on the A19, then after taking our lives into our own hands trying to cross the A19, headed into the village to find our B&B Somerset House - realy lovely place and nicely set up, but owner seemed quite over having guests, hardly spoke to us and was out of lunch ingredients because it was the '"end of the season" - quite a change from some of the other places we've stayed at.

Pheebs and I stayed and read, while Narelle and Mandy went to look at the local Priory (known for its ancient drainage system) and Joe and Pete went to the Bluebell Inn for a pint (or 2).  Apparently the owner of the pub was a steeplechase jockey and his son is the current chanpion jockey.

The boots got a bit muddy walking through the farms today