Cleveland Way Day 9 – Robin Hood’s Bay to Scarborough
My first instinct, when the alarm on my phone rang out at 5 a.m., was to immediately turn it off, roll over and continue the deep refreshing sleep from which I’d been rudely awoken. A quick glance at the Met Office app, however, provided an instant reminder of why I’d set such an early wake-up call in the first place. The forecast temperature for the day ahead was set to soar to 32 degrees, with barely a breeze to provide any relief. The sooner we set off, the cooler the temperature and the easier the going would be for the initial, most strenuous section, from Robin Hood’s Bay to Ravenscar. In preparation for our early start, we’d bought some flapjack and biscuits which, along with a coffee from our room’s hospitality tray, made up our breakfast. By 5.30 a.m. we were stealthily creeping down the stairs, feeling somewhat conspicuous as we left our room key on the bar, quietly unlatching the front door and gently closing it behind us. Robin Hood’s Bay was still well and truly fast