Tuesday June 3
Hawes,
Wensleydale

I think I'll mail this after this session or the next since I have another film finished.

Today has been better than yesterday but it rained this afternoon & I got rather wet. I stayed in the valleys all this morning & stopped for a very nice steak & kidney pie lunch in Nettlewell. This afternoon I had to climb to 700 ft up over the hills to Wensleydale & I walked most of the way up. Down the other side was lovely but it was raining again.

The Youth Hostel here looked about the nicest I've seen but for some reason, the warden is on holiday still (he was supposed to be back before the end of May) so I'm in a bed & breakfast place just up the road. A very nice place for only £2.

The bike has been making some funny noises today, so I'm going to get up early tomorrow & look into it. I hope I sleep better tonight than I did last night. The bed was rather uncomfortable last night so I've been sort of tired and irritable today. I think I've been drinking too much tea & coffee. Tomorrow I should be in the Lake District at Hawes Water (fingers crossed.)