We were on the trail by 9:30 this morning after a nice night at the Tivoli Guesthouse. The walk was supposed to be 13 miles, but my GPS only had 12. This seems to be the way it is on the Dales Way, even guide books have differing mileages. We just hope that we don't make up for it tomorrow as it is already supposed to be our longest day on this trail.
The bridge at the beginning of the trail.
Todays walk was along the Wharfe River. We saw fishermen along the way. Lucky fishermen, as the right to fish along most of the river is in private hands. One person we met told us that the river was flooding two weeks ago. We saw evidence of this all along the path. The houses are all made of grey stone, as are the fences and bridges. The contrast between the stone and the brilliant green of everything else is very pleasing. We passed the partially ruined Bolton Priory and encountered many people on the trail in this area.
We stopped and refreshed ourselves in the quiet of an old Quaker meeting house.
Views of the Bolton Priory.
Crossing the river the old fashioned way.
The Strid where the river cascades through a narrow channel in the bed rock.
Another interesting bridge.
We are staying at the Wharfe View Farm tonight just out of town. We have a room in the upstairs of the family home. We walked back into the village to eat at the inn in town. Like most of the places we have been we had nice locally sourced vegetarian fare, that was quite good.
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