Day 17 - Blakey Ridge to Grosmont

The day starts off with some blue sky over the moors;

which soon becomes grey skys over the moors,

and then it starts raining, again.

Fortunately the rain only lasts for 20 minutes, although it does remain overcast for the rest of the day.  We get to see some cute old shepherd's huts,

and to practice our grouse stalking skills again - which involve walking up to grouse just a little bit more slowly than we would normally walk.

Fiona demonstrates her skill as a huntress, by walking to within 4 metres of a grouse.

Idea for how to turn grouse hunting into a real skill-based sport - Make it that the hunter has to hit the grouse with a thrown unweighted beach ball.  The sport would then be re-named "Grouse Bunting", be administered by "The Royal and Ancient Society of Grouse Bunters".  and with the beginning of the bunting season each year the moors would abound with bunters demonstrating their skill with a brace of brightly coloured beach balls.  

We finish the day at Grosmont where we camp in a farmer's field, then walk into the village for dinner at  an inn.

Distance walked today: 20km