The New Lyke Wake Club

Suitably Gothic…

Time leaving Cod Beck: 6.15am

Time of arrival at Ravenscar: 6.44pm

Time walking: 12hrs 16 minutes

I left Cod Beck at 6.15am in thick mist, which was forecast to lift around 9am. Having grown up with many uncles who had ‘crossed over’ in their youth, I was very excited to be finally experiencing it for myself and looked forward to the sunny day and last of the heather that was to come. As you can see from the pictures, that was sadly not to be the case for the majority of the day. The mist lifted for around three hours from the start of the boggy section but returned again whilst I was walking over Fylingdales and only grew thicker for the rest of the crossing. 

The Lion was open with a roaring fire and I was glad I’d had the foresight to take a travel mug for tea, as I have a feeling if I’d sat down in there I wouldn’t have left! 

I saw several bedraggled looking D of E candidates on the old railway path but not another sorry soul on the second half of the journey. 

Despite the less than balmy conditions and the lingering demise of a big toenail, I enjoyed myself immensely and I foresee more crossings in the future!