Well this is probably our last day of exploring small steep country roads (although who knows what tomorrow might bring!!).
Anyway up with a neat brekfast from our hosts then in the car for a one day tour of the Dales. Impressions of the Dales - lots and lots and lots of stone walls everywhere - many quite high.
Lots of very narrow roads - one lane and minimal room to pass, and some very steep ups and downs - 25% the maximum - when on the small back country roads - but all good fun. Very rocky in places with some amzing rock outcrops in places - a trampers heaven - as could be seen by all the cars parked and trampers you saw and met.
Anyway visited a small town of Malham first (sucked into National Trust car park again!!!) and walked up to Malham Cove. This was an old waterfall - back from iceage times that is now dry but very dramatic.
This is it here
Climbed to the top (400+ steps) and got terrific views back down the valley as well as some weird limestone formations on the top.
Also some local bird fanatics watching the periguines who were nesting here and through their binoculars we could see the young one and the male - high up on the cliffs.
Then some very rural narrow roads and after much twisting and turning and a number of small towns ended up in Hawes.
Visited shops there including a rope factory. Tried to find a local falls (called force here for some reason). The entrance to the falls was through an Inn (yes believe me) and then had to pay and entrance fee!!! Was quite a long walk so passed on that one!!
Drove on again through many picturesque little villages including Grassington where they had streamers up everywhere for a festival, as well as a trout farm where people paid to fish and then throw the fish back - go figure!
Eventually back to our B&B ready for some rest as well as dinner hopefully.
Tomorrow out of the rural areas back to bigger cities and the midlands - heading back to Nuneaton and Alan and Angie.
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