Fri - Left at 6:30 to get to C&Ls for 7:20. Off at 8ish to pick up Carol and good journey up M1/M6 to Drunken Duck for lunch via Windermere ferry. With Chris, got on bikes at Blea Tarn turning for Wrynose and Hardknott Pass. It was tough, we stopped a couple of times for a breather on each. At 30% my front wheel was lifting off.
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| Oh dear, what have I let myself in for? |
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| One hill over, one more to go |
We then cycled round to Wasdale Head, with a headwind for the last 5 miles. 21 miles in 2:15hrs, not bad considering.
Sat - Good full breakfast, and left Inn at 9:40 with the team of 16. Direct route up to Mickledore which was in cloud, then to Scafell Pike, still in cloud, then down via Lingmell Col, whern the sun appeared.
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| A motley crew |
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| Are we lost? |
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| lovely hair-dos |
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| 58 years, top of England. |
Yet again I fail to see the view from Scafell Pike. Straight up and down, with some long pauses for lunch (kelly kettle brew up!) and sleeping on way down.
Well deserved pint in the sunshine outside Inn, bath, then celebration meal. Great crowd and good fun.
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| Aldi presents! |
Sun - Glorious sunshine start, so after breakfast Linda led an 'eWalk' for 1:30hr along Mosedale. Lovely sheep and lambs. Towards end, weather closed in a bit.
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| Old pack bridge at back of Inn |
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| view back to Lingmell and Scafell |
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| Mosedale |
On drive back, stopped at Broughton Mills for lunch at the Blacksmiths Arms and for a look at the Mill, owned by neighbours from Newcastle, where we had a couple of holidays many years ago - as kids it was wonderful and a seminal lake district attachment. It hadn't really changed, but the pub had a bar and served food
Back home by 8pm, hot tub and bed.
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