C2C Day 16: The End...

 Stage 16: Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay

Then we made our way to Wainwright’s Bar for a traditional photo...

...at The End.

Our innkeeper wasn’t impressed that we were late for our dinner reservation, but we wouldn’t let her bad attitude ruin our night.

Apparently, Robin Hood’s Bay has a tradition of smuggling, hence the name of our inn and the interesting names of the local drinks.

After dinner we did some bar hopping, including watching the sun set from Wainwright’s Bar...

...where we also paid a few pounds to get official C2C certificates and sign our names in the registry.

It was apropos that I wore these socks on our final day as I was feeling pretty darn tough.

C2C Day 16: Fulfilling a Tradition...

Stage 16: Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay

We had another task to complete before we could head to dinner as we needed to abide by the tradition that we started in St. Bees.

We needed to throw one of the pebbles, that we had collected along the beach at the Irish Sea and carried across the country, into the North Sea.

We had to walk a fair distance out as it was low tide...

...which left some cool patterns in the sand.

C2C Day 16: Celebrating Our Big Accomplishment...

Stage 16: Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay

We did it! Sixteen days after we first set off in St. Bees, we had walked the entire official 192-mile Coast-2-Coast trail to Robin Hood’s Bay. In actuality, we had walked a total of 205 miles (330K). There’s no doubt that we were very proud of our accomplishment and more than one tear was shed.

Jimmy surprised us by ducking into a market and picking up a bottle of bubbly to pop open at the beach.

Here are our dirty boots...

...covered in cheap bubbly.

We were definitely all smiles!

C2C Day 16: Robin Hood’s Bay...

Stage 16: Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay

Finally Robin Hood’s Bay, a small fishing village as well as a bay, came into view...

...with its steep main road down to the water’s edge.

This photo was taken as we made our way down to the water after our final leg of 11.5 miles (18.4K).

It was quite incredible when we looked up and saw the cliff that we had just hiked along.

Like at the beginning of the route, there was a map at the end showing the entire route.

C2C Day 16: The Final Leg...

Stage 16: Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay

This coastline along the North Sea looked nothing like the flat Dutch coastline.

We were surprised to find ferns along this section...

...in comparison with the dryer grasses along much of the path. 

The views around each corner were amazing.

One Final Sheep Photo

C2C Day 16: Along the North Sea Coast...

Stage 16: Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay

Just as the C2C started on the sea cliffs, the C2C ended on the sea cliffs. 

Luckily, just like the first day, it wasn’t at all scary as the path was wide with plenty of vegetation along the edge so I wasn’t nervous about falling to my death...

...and the views were beautiful.

While the weather had started out wet, it was perfect for our final section. 

C2C Day 16: Last Muddy Track...

Stage 16: Egton Bridge to Robin Hood’s Bay

We had one last muddy track to cross...

...before coming to this sign showing that the end was nearly in sight.

These cute ponies were on a farm on the outskirts of Hawsker.

We stopped for a drink at a large holiday park just before reaching the sea cliffs.