I looked out of the window and there was a grouse about 2 feet away (at eye level) resplendent with red head feathers.
We've just had breakfast looking out at the view in the pic. Stunning. (JUst seen the pic isn't working, so I'll edit it in later).
Now please check the weather websites for Kirkby Stephen (our next stop). Weather is good, but the wind is now forecast to be 20mph from the North East - right into us. We have 84 miles to go, but less climbing today - we did 5,335 feet of climbing yesterday. More stats later.
Tara.