Coast To Coast Day 9 - The Penultimate Leg...

[Tony]

Day 9 Lion Inn - Grosmont

Otherwise known as a walk in the park. Relieved of my rucksack, courtesy of Eddie, Jane and Eddie's car, I entered Heartbeat country. Just as I was imagining Nick Berry was about to turn up on a quiet moorland road, a bloke on a scooter duly did!
After Earl Grey Tea and sandwiches at Glaisdale Station tea-shop, at the obligatory photo-on-a-bridge, Beggars Bridge to be precise, myself and Eddie strolled through woods to meet Jane and Primera at pre-arranged spot in Egton Bridge.
We passed another group of walkers, doing the coast to coast, met previously at Osmotherley and Lion Inn, who had seen me fully laden and were surprised to find me packless. I had just lost my hard-man image! After 30 minutes we arrived at the pre-arranged meeting point with no sign of Jane or Primera, A thorough search of all roads and car parks within a mile radius was conducted before Jane was found.

Arrival in Grosmont was the earliest of any day so far, 3.15, so, bags deposited at B&B I sat by the train station and looked round engine sheds saying 'There's one', 'there's another one' all afternoon... (the pub didn't open until 7pm!)

[Eddie]
We left the Lion Inn just before 10 this morning. Jane and I drove off to Whitby, leaving Tony (without bag) to wander across the moors. At our rendezvous at Glaisdale Post Office, we discovered it to have closed moments earlier at 12.30. Fortunately the tea shop was suitably stocked.
I shared Tony's walk to Egton Bridge where Jane was reminded about 'looking for the specified feature'.
After an overcast morning it has turned into another hot, sunny, hazy afternoon.

NEWSFLASH
Tony's prnciples have been compromised. Due to a lack of evening meal situation in Grosmont, Tony has been forced to accept a lift BACK to Egton Bridge in order to purchase dinner!
Reports have been circulating speculating that during this exercise, Tony did in fact see the sea. This has been vigourously denied by Tony (25), who added " it was too hazy to see anything - anyway, I can't see the sea until tomorrow!"

[Martin]
The Station Pub, Grosmont, 2100 hrs

Martin returns to the disasterous C2C trip metting Tony (Norman Yardstick - the standard by which we should all be compared), Ed, and Jane in the pub to lubricate joints before tomorrow's final day.