DAY TWO IN THE LOVELY LAKES

Weather was amazing! 25oC today and clear blue skies!. We had an easier hike from Patterdale to Grisdale Tarn, still took 5 hours and 7.5 miles! Hardly easier! But beautiful.

                              beautiful Grisedale valley leading up to the tarn

                                             Grisedale Tarn with Seat Sandal in back

      Our campsite resident peacock who roosts in the tree above our van and wakes at 4-20am

LOVING THE LAKES - DAY ONE

Scales Tarn, Blencathra

After the horrendous bombing at Manchester Arena last night, we were blessed to escape to the Lakes.Tragically some will never see the glory of the Lakes.
 Campsite at Gill Head Farm near Troutbeck on the road to Ullswater was superb, with a stunning view of Blencathra and glorious sunshine.
Our first day we repeated the hike up Blencathra we did in November last year, this time sunshine instead of ice and a different route. Roy said we would go up Sharp Edge - a tough rocky unmarked edge. We got so far up, Roy went ahead to reconnoiter and almost decided we should go back when a man showed us the way up! An hour and half later we got to the summit! Challenging and certainly got the adrenaline going!

Lunch at the top then Roy chose the route down via Doddick Fell.....I moaned all the way down, it was so steep with loose rocks, but we made it! Took five hours and did 6 miles!

On the way to Sharp Edge

Sharp Edge

Scales Tarn from Sharp Edge

The summit!

on the way down

Scales Tarn with Sharp Edge

BISHOPDALE TRIP FOR TOUR DE YORKSHIRE

May Day Bank holiday we spent at Street Head Campsite near Newbiggin in Bishopdale, near Aysgarth.

First day's hike we drove along the valley into Wharfedale, parked at Starbotton and hiked over Cam Head to Kettlewell then back along the river. Some sunshine until lunchtime then clouded in but no rain. Back in time to watch TV broadcasting Tour de Yorkshire. Huge crash at the finish in Scarborough!

THRUSH FEEDING HER BABY SEE PIC BELOW OF BABY

Day two saw us driving to Leighton reservoir to do a 7 mile hike round the reservoirs then finished up watching the Tour de Yorkshire on the narrow roads near Leighton. Whoosh... and its all over! But exciting!

The Mole Catcher's been busy!

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a folly on the moor

Our last day, we drove the short trip down the valley into upper Wharfedale and parked at Buckden then did just over 6 miles up towards Buckden Pike then across to Langstrothdale to Yockenthwaite, Hubberholme and back along the river. Sun almost shone but again no rain but a strong wind. Lovely trails accompanied by endless lambs and sheep.

LANGSTROTHDALE

YOCKENTHWAITE

LUNCH UNDER YOCKENTHWAITE BRIDGE

HUBBERHOLME CHURCH

THE GEORGE PUB AT HUBBERHOLME SUPPOSEDLY FREQUENTED BY J.B. PRIESTLEY

BUCKDEN PIKE

 Popped into Aysgarth to see the Falls before we left, I don't know why they changed the name of the Pub there to Aysgarth Falls Hotel. It will always be Palmar Flatts!

A fabulous weekend!

AYSGARTH FALLS