Our cell.
Anyway, enough of that. We went up to Youlgreave on Thursday, taking in the joys of a motorway service area, and an hour long hold up due to an accident on the M1. Needless to say, the walk we were considering didn't happen. Instead we had an early supper at the excellent Bull's Head pub next door to the hostel, had a walk around the village and then had an early night.
Yesterday we got up early and prepared for a 10(ish) mile walk in the hills. This was my first walk in preparation for the Camino with my new Osprey rucksack. Glad to say that it performed very well. I'm continuing to use sock liners and walking socks over a dressing of petroleum jelly. Seems to be working in preventing blisters so far.
Usually we'd stop somewhere for lunch, but even in the town we did pass through towards the end of the walk there was not a pub to be seen! So after a walk along the banks of a river, we got back to Youlgreave, and lunch at the Bull's Head.
A restful afternoon was followed by live music in...you guessed it...the Bull's Head.
This morning it was raining, cold, and blowing a gale. We had planned a walk, but my neck was giving me gyp. So instead we drove up to Matlock and took a trip on a restored railway.
