LEJOG Day 11 (Thursday) (Martin)

Well Peter has said it all - apart from getting the day wrong (now corrected). One of the strange side effects of LEJOGging is that as the trip goes on everything becomes an increasing blur, so that we can't remember where we were on given days or how long we've been out here.

Today was Shap Day, the climb from Kendal en route to Penrith which we had all been warned would make or break us. Well, it was tough, but the good news is that it isn't as tough as Cheddar Gorge. So we were feeling pretty euphoric by lunchtime - until that is we met Steve (see above). Delightful reunion with Richard's family for lunch in Penrith, made especially memorable by the first sighting for Richard of Clare (Richard's daughter) and Ted's new daughter Tilly who was born on the day we set off from Land's End. A delightful run in the sunshine to Carlisle, this being the first sun we have seen since Somerset a week ago.