An eventful train journey and then a walk to the hotel

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dannewton@dannewton just finished a 1.27km walk, that lasted for 16 minutes.
This walk helped dannewton burn 106.0 calories.


Description from Strava: A really long day, and one that almost ended in disaster.

It started off on a high note, by visiting Carlisle Cathedral with my partner. It is only small, especially when compared with the one in Lincoln, but was beautiful, with stunning blue ceiling decorations.

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After that we went to the cafe on site for lunch (feat. a very tasty cheese and onion toasted sandwich, before heading into town.

Disaster then struck, due to my incompetence, as I managed to get myself confused over timings, and boarded the wrong train by mistake. By chance my incorrect train (heading to London) and a similar route at the beginning to the Manchester train that I should have got.

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I was able to get off at Preston, and get on the train I should've been on from the start.

fair play to the ticket inspector, as she understood the error, and accepted my ticket on the incorrect train, as it was a genuine error on my part

Then it was time for problem number 2... the Manchester train was running 12 minutes late, and I only had 20 minutes to catch my connecting train to Hathersage. I had never been to the train station at Manchester Piccadilly, but I found out it was absolutely vast. I got of at platform 13, and needed to run (and push through crowds) to leap onto the Hathersage train just seconds before it departed

phew!

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Finally I could relax, and enjoy what was left of the train journey. I arrived in Hathersage at 5.45, and it was a short walk across the village to the B&B to where I am staying for the a couple of nights.

This is meant to be a pretty little village, in the heart of the picturesque Peak District National Park... but its now nighttime, so I didn't see any of it.

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Now it's time to unpack and get all my kit ready, as I'll be heading out into the hills for a nice long run/walk. For those who know, I'm aiming to do the Hope Valley Round tomorrow. The bad weather appears to have cleared up, and I will be in for a glorious day (if slightly on the chilly side!)

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About the Athlete: Living in the UK, I am an intermittent Runner, but always striving for more consistency. When I'm not training I can be found photographing insects or listening to really loud angry music (which is the best type of music obviously!)

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