We leave Grosmont for our 16 mile walk to Robin Hoods Bay at 8am so that we have plenty of time to complete the final miles and have some time in 'the bay' to enjoy the moment.
The first mile is up a steep (1 in 3) hill and takes us up into a beautiful moorland called Sleights moor where for the first time you can see the sea! Today, only just as it is a cloudy day but with a keen eye you can just about make out the North Sea.
From here we descend very steeply into a lovely village called Little Beck which is simply stunning.
With just over 10 miles to go to the end we continue onwards from here for 3 more miles towards Greystone Hills and across the heather moor to a point that is 2 miles from Robin Hoods Bay by road but the route takes you onwards to a village called Hawkser some 4 miles from the finish! The reason for this is so that you can enter Robin Hoods Bay from the coastal path.
It is a wonderful feeling when you finally arrive at the coast and see the North Sea before you and take stock of what you have just achieved, well almost achieved as there is 3 miles of pathway to go.
Each time you go round a corner you expect to see Robin Hoods Bay, but each time you are greeted with another outcrop of coast until Ness Point is reached and you get your first view of the red tiled roofs of the village, just one and a half miles to go.
We didn't expect the final descent into Robin Hoods Bay to be so steep but it is an amazing little place, the single street winds its way down to The Bay Pub where the waves are crashing into the single jetty.
As custom dictates Sam threw our pebble, carried all the way from St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay into the North Sea, I went for a beer (a pint of Wainwrights of course!) and Louise sat down and vowed never to walk anywhere again!
The final treat of the day was that some of our friends from the Australian group had waited back to meet up and share the occasion with us before setting off home.
