Ingleby Cross to Gt Broughton, Day 10 - 13 miles

Firstly, Happy Birthday to my grandson Keelan, who is 2yrs old today and a silent farewell to a good friend Norma.
I am now into the third and final National Park - The Yorkshire Moors.
The day was bright and sunny and promised to be strenuous!!! They can say that again!
A walk through the village up onto the first of many climbs. Took an hour to climb the first meandering path through the forest - think they put the trees there so you couldn't see the top, halfway I could have stopped to look at Mount Grace Priory, but declined. I sort of knew what was in store - or so I thought!!!
After walking through Arncliffe Wood, joining the Cleveland Walk Trail, I opened out on to Scarth Wood Moor. Just glad it didn't rain on this one, cos it's pretty bleak even with the sun out. After about 20 mins came to a very steep descent, along a pretty woodland trail and out on to Live Moor. That was another fair climb 1600 feet.
The path dropped slightly to reveal Carlton Moor (how many moors do they want for heavens sake?). Another steep climb up this one too, 1500 feet, then a harsh descent. But the views, I have got to say are spectacular. I may drive up here one day and do this walk again. It is amazing!
Once you descend Carlton Moor, which has it's own gliding club - that shows how high we were - you come across Lord Stones Cafe. This is very nice. It's half underground and tucked away amongst a small plantation. Very hard to find apparently. Well worth the visit.
It is so popular, you queue at the door for your well deserved cup of tea. (And a buttered scone).
Was quite nice view to! Lol. The Humberside police were having a chill day. About ten of them sat drinking tea, all in nice black tee-shirts and trousers. Could cope with that, wondered if they were into mountain rescue for the day? Would be worth tripping if they were. Also if they were there, the burglars must have been having a field day too! lol
Another steep climb now, 1400 feet, serves me right for eating that scone. (Needs working off I suppose). This is now Cringle Moor. Again, well worth the climb - once again the views are amazing. You can see across Teeside, the faint and now distant memory of the hills of Swaledale and a glimpse of the walk for tomorrow.
Another steep descent followed by guess what? Yep. Another steep climb 1500 feet! This time up to the Wain Stones. Last climb of the day.
Chatted to a couple of teachers at the top who had a dozen kids with them showing them how to climb over the rocks. Some playground. Bet those kids sleep tonight! Sat resting in the still very hot sun, and was joined by a lecturer from Teeside, also by three long distant pals of a few days ago, the ones with the spaniels. He is a lecturer in law, and it turns out the friends are CID! Had to think did I say anything incriminating to them over the days! Spend good half hour sat there, dogs sleeping in the shade for a while and us chatting. Been told I would make a good defective (think I got the right spelling - one of the guys spelt it for me! lol)
Not far to go now to the finish, and I had been told in a phone call earlier in the day that my landlady would come and pick me up from the finish, as my bed for the night is 2 miles off the beaten track. But Ian, the Lecturer (funny breed lecturers - why wasn't he working? do students teach themselves?) offered to run me. Said he knew the landlady anyway and he only lived down the road. So walk was over for the day. Lots of climbing, lots of resting in the sun, lots of chatting and drinking. But was a very good day. Tomorrow is the walk to the fourth highest inn in Britain. Now that is worth climbing too......... will tell you what the beer is like tomorrow!