Today we headed out of Richmond back into the wilderness of villages and hamlets. Before eaving however I made sure that I paid a visit to the pasty mecca of Greggs! Continuing my reborn health obsession-I had again given the fried breakfast a miss-I purchased a tuna sandwich instead of the sausage and bean melt that usually tugs at my heartstrings! We headed down through the town and once again followed the River Swale. We walked with a couple of South African girls for a few miles which was very enjoyable - I shall say nothing more on the subject! We left the two girls just outside Bolton on Swale as we stopped for lunch. Even female company comes second to Greggs!! The second part of today's walk involved quite a bit of road walking which was quite tough on my knees and ankles but it did mean that we clocked off the last few miles in good time,arriving at Danby Wiske at about 3.30pm. The one pub in the village closed-until November-so we went into nearby Northallerton with Paul for some tea and in mine and Paul's case,two fine pints of Timothy Taylor. Tomorrow we will be joined by my mate Martin who is driving over from Manchester to walk with us to Ingleby Cross.