Dent to Thwait Farm to Burneside (Kendal)

Yesterday we got a ride from the proprietress of the George and Dragon in Dent to the Sedbergh Medial Centre. The Dr. there thought Rhonda should be treated in the Kendal Medical Centre, Primary Care Assessment Centre, where X rays could be taken. We declined the offer of an ambulance and took a cab to Kendal, where they X rayed Rhonda's cheek bone and found no fracture. They were not worried about her knee and shoulder as range of motion was good and swelling has gone down. We then took a cab back to Sedbergh, the home of one of The UK's leading public Schools.

Total time for seeing the docs, including travel was about four hours. Cost was £0. Treatment like that could make a guy join the tea party.

Back in Sedbergh we ate lunch in a pub and had a conversation with the people at the table next ours. One of the women had sent two sons to Sedbergh and had a ten year old enrolled. We asked how much they cost and she said for primary school it is about £26000 and for high school about £36000 per year. Pricey.

Dorothy Parker, our hostess at Thwait Farm about three miles outside Sedbergh picked us up in town. The farm is just off the trail and is in a setting that is absolutely beautiful. Dorothy and her husband look to be in their mid 70's. They run the B & B and have 400 sheep and 65 beef cows to take care of on their 100 acres. The farm has been in the family since the 1700's. Thee cyclists were staying last night along with us. So we were forced to stay in the cottage they normally have for families. It was delightful. Here is a look out the window. That is the River Lune in the trees.

 

 

We decided that with Rhonda in pain it is not worth it to finish out the trip as planned. So we changed our flight home to next Wednesday. We will finish the trip focused on the Queen's Jubilee.

 

I hiked by myself again today and met Rhonda in Burneside. Rhonda got a ride with Dorothy. The weather was perfect for hiking today. The trail was not way marked too well and I had to got to the guidebook and map quiet often. In two places the trail crossed hay fields that had been cut. The trail was bright green on a brown mowed back ground. The hay is not bailed, but is picked off the field loose.

 

 

 

The hawthorns are at their peak and starting to shed their petals. In another week trails along hedgerows will be dusted in white blossoms. There are roses, rhododendrons, and apples blooming at the same time and the meadows are glowing with butter cups.