From Dalston to Kendal
Tough day of rolling hills and problems with Chris' gears contributed to the lack of mileage today (42 miles). However, we made up for it with a beautiful campsite just outside Kendal, slap up meal of reduced, cooked chicken on the banks of the river in Kendal and joined the locals to watch the Haye vs Klitscho fight. However, the locals were on their own when the nazi chants came out...during the Ukranian national anthem (awkward!). We've had a few problems with the GoPro camera that Donnie brought along so we haven't managed to take many videos. However, for your enjoyment...here's a video of Char struggling against the odds to conquer the mountain between Shap and Kendal....
Sitting writing this on our day off (day 6) I can still say this has been the toughest part of the journey so far; a long and steep slog to the top. However, the blast down the other side of the mountain down into Kendal was well worth the climb.
The couple who ran the campsite we stayed in were lovely and were obviously experts at running the campsite with smooth grass and a warm welcome. George was even willing to let us in on his big secret...the campsite had a capacity of 50 but with us arriving out of the blue he had 53 on the books. They are truly living life on the edge on the slopes of Kendal!
(For background info on our journey check out http://www.cycle-to-sahara.co.uk/)
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