We set off in a fine bright morning, more undulations in the road as expected and before long we crossed the border in to Yorkshire and arrived in the market town of Settle. We popped in to the railway station to find out about the landslide blocking the line and the lady there told us about Ruswarp the dog at Garsdale railway station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garsdale_railway_station
It started raining so we popped in to a cafe to sit it out. After lunch we headed north through Stainforth passing the old Youth Hostel, it was supposed to be a hotel now but there didn't seem to be any signs of life when we passed. Just after that there's a great climb up to a pass near Pen y Ghent, where we saw crowds of people walking the Pennine Way. We then descended in to Littondale and the village of Halton Gill. We really fancied a cuppa at this point and we found an 'honesty box tearoom', Katie's cuppas. This was extremely welcome as there were also delicious fresh home made cakes too.
Once we were fully refreshed it was but a hop and a skip to the Youth Hostel at Kettlewell. This is now an independent hostel and has seen a lot of much needed improvements, especially in the member's kitchen. Lovely place!