We are loving the people of Yorkshire. They are friendly, good humoured and polite. This morning whilst pursuing one of the many second hand shops in Settle the owner joked about the weather when we commented on how we prepared for thunderstorms that didn't materialise, but a warm sun shone instead. His reply, 'the problem here is, the weather doesn't communicate with the weather forecast'. Shortly after, another elderly gentleman commented on Angela's shapely legs. 'I can tell you're a walker'! This morning we originally were going to stop off at the Settle swimming pool to use the showers. But Angela decided the £8.00 our showers would have cost would be better spent on a campsite for tonight. Most in the area are around £28.00 a night, she found one for £20.00 just outside Settle, which suited us well as today we were visiting the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. The four and a half mile trail boasts some of the most spectacular waterfall and oak woodland scenery in the UK, and we were excited about visiting it. It didn't disappoint. Once again the weather forecast was wrong, and our waterproofs packed in our rucksacks weren't required. The weather was beautiful. As we walked through woodland we could hear the roar of the water as it cascaded fast and furious down from through the limestone landscape.
We stopped a while to watch a dipper as it busied itself around the rocks. High above buzzards circled and amongst the brambles Red Admiral butterflies sat, not bothered by our presence.
The walk along a defined path over rough limestone and up and down a large number of steps was described as strenuous. After our few days walking the south west coast path Angela found it more of a stroll, with a few challenging sections. Along the way we talked with a couple of fellow walkers, two men, one seventy five, the other eighty, both having had knee and hip replacements, the older man also had had a pacemaker fitted four months ago. His friends called him 'scrap yard'! When we last saw them they were struggling a little. Hopefully they made it as far as the strategically parked ice cream van, a welcome sight.
Today has been very enjoyable. A great walk. Fantastic weather. Delicious ice cream, and now a brilliant campsites with amazing facilities. It's right up there in our top five campsites. We have now been in Yorkshire for five days, seen some amazing sights and met some interesting people. What we can't believe is that since our first night here on Sunday, we have driven less than sixty miles, yet seen so much.
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