ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY TREK 13 IN THE LAKES 1ST JUNE 2024

 Thursday 30 May saw us driving to Gill Head Farm campsite Troutbeck near Penrith for 4 nights to take part on Saturday in the 13 mile hike from Patterdale  along the edge of Ullswater and upland to Dalemain Mansion.

Blessed with sunshine on Friday, we did a short walk to Aira Force then on to Dockray for a picnic in a lovely area made by the locals for the Queens Platinum Jubilee. We did attempt to do a longer walk but "fortunately" we could not find the trail! I did not want to jigger myself up today! Drove to Glenridding for the ice-cream kid!

                                                                AIRA FORCE

                                                        HOST OF ORCHIDS

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SATURDAY 1ST JUNE TREK 13 DAY

How lucky were we, sunshine and warm all day. We started our 13 trek at 9am and finished at 2.45pm. A beautiful hike along Ullswater, lots of ups and downs, lunch at Howtown then through manic Pooley Bridge and back to Dalemain. Just perfect!. They said 1250 people walked and ran today!

Out for a lovely meal at the end of the day!

                                                                CRAZY POOLEY BRIDGE

                                                                    DAELMAIN MANSION

Our last day, Roy asked if I fancied "just" going to Scales Tarn at the base of Blencathra. After an hour and half climbing up and same coming down, it didn't seem like a Just walk! A cloudier day, me slightly suffering from aches from yesterday, Roy never seems to ache anywhere, we did enjoy lunch at the tarn. 

Our Alzheimer's Trek 13 yesterday has raised a great amount well over our aim, our heartfelt thanks go out to all you wonderful people who gave to this superb charity.  

                                                    YOU SEE THE STRANGEST PEOPLE!!

  PHOTOS IN REVERSE!

GOLDEN SQUARE CAMPSITE, HELMSLEY. 9TH MAY 2024

 Our first trip out this year with the caravan after its winter rest. Playing safe as weather not that wonderful, so staying near to home.

Weather superb, in the 20s with a bit of a haze.

First day we did a lovely 7km walk from Bilsdale and Fangdale beck up onto the top of the open moor with views of the Hawnby hills and the head of Ryedale. not a soul in sight the whole walk!

Back to Helmsley as the market was finishing but in time for the mandatory ice-cream

                                                A GREEN PHONE BOX!

                                                FANGDALE ALPACAS

                                                                    BABY LAMBS!

                                                            RIVER SEPH AND BLUEBELLS

                                            ROY AND HIS MAP!

                                    CRAZY HERD OF SHEEP FOLLOWED US THINKING WE HAD FEED!

                                                    LUNCH TIME ON THE TOP OF THE MOOR

                                                                                    BILSDALE CHURCH

Our second day dawned sunny and hot, bit disappointed we did not see the Northern lights last night, sat waiting at the top of a hill near the campsite but looking at peoples times they saw them, we didn't wait long enough. Back home in Strensall it looked amazing.

We drove to Hawnby and did a 9 km circuit around Ladhill Gill and the River Rye after climbing up and down Hawnby Hill. A few errors with book and map but Roy sorted it out.

                                                                    HAWNBY CHURCH

                                                            BABY ? PHEASANT CALLING FOR ITS MUM

                                                HAWNBY HILL WE ABOUT TO CLIMB

                                                                        TOP OF HAWNBY HILL

                                                                ANNE AT TOP OF HAWNBY HILL

                                                        LUNCH TIME ON THE MOOR

                                                        QUAINT HAWNBY

Our last day, misty at first before the sun shone through. We parked at Sneck Yate and did a lovely circular walk around Boltby, first along the escarpment on the  Cleveland Way then down and up again. A lovely surprise near the end at High Paradise Farm of afternoon coffee/chocolate and cake! Perfect end!

                                                    PANORAMA FROM CLEVELAND WAY ESCARPMENT

                                            COFFE/CHOCOLATE AND CAKE AT HIGH PARADISE FARM