Day 6 Shap to Orton, Towards The East

A rest day today after our long slog out of Patterdale. We left the
Ing Lodge Farm on old coaching house on the old great west road from
London to Glasgow grabbed the daily paper and left shap and headed east.

We crossed the M6 (which is about one third of the way across) and
passed onto the high limestone plateau that links the lakes to the
northern pennines. A great place to walk and full of massive granite
boulders.

John was in his element and gave us a geology lesson as we crossed the
plateau - which we actually found quite interesting but don't tell him
that. The plateau is also full of archeaological pre history with
some large stone circles that have yet to decoded.

We then came down off the plateau down into Orton. A fabulous little
hamlet between Appleby and Kendal and found the local pub - the George
and the local chocolatiers!!

Our accommodation is the barn lodge b and b which is excellent. An
old converted 18 th century barn restored beautifully with just 3
rooms. A real gem of a place that is fully booked until next summer!!

Off to Kirby Stephen tomorrow and the start of the Yorkshire Dales.
Lots of Blacksheep to be drunk!!

And in case you were wondering - it's been 6 days now and 6 full
English breakfasts. Going for 7 tomorrow!!

ps a big hello to everyone at BWB back in the office. Hope all is
well. Dom I hope that you get through the next few days without half
the team there!! Nic - good luck for Saturday I hope you have a great
day.