Not content with our 17-mile jaunt from Haworth the day before, we assembled at Jo's house in Todmorden for a nice 6-mile Sunday morning stroll up to Stoodley Pike. Dry but overcast as we put our boots on, the weather would soon break and literally soak us to the skin. It was too much to be lucky with the rain two days running. Tea and cakes at Jo's afterwards never tasted so good.
Pausing for breath. As you can probably guess, the wind is coming from behind us
The 110-foot high Stoodley Pike Monument was originally constructed in 1814 to mark the end of the Napoleonic Wars. A magnet for lightning, a strike in 1854 caused it to collapse and the present structure was erected in 1856, commemorate the end of the Crimean War. A conductor has ensured no further damage despite being struck countless times since.
On the Pennine Way approaching The Pike
Taking advantage of the shelter afforded by the entrance 
Descending towards Lumbutts
On the Rochdale canal, nearly home
Typically, the rain then stopped!VIDEO: 2min 20 sec
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