We arrived in Grasmere at around lunchtime on Friday and had a relaxing stroll around Grasmere and Rydal Water in the sunshine. Unfortunately I forgot my camera for the walk. We spent Friday night eating and sleeping at the Drunken Duck near Ambleside. See food blog.
On Saturday we went for a stroll around Ambleside, mainly looking at the gear shops (see, Rog, it’s not just you). Picked up some snacks and went to Coniston, where we climbed the Old Man. It was a nice walk up to the top, past old quarry workings (some cracking Borrowdale volanics) and Low Water tarn. It was really windy on the top, so the walk along the ridge was a bit hairy! The wind did not die down until we were well below Goat Water.
Yet again, I forgot my camera, but this is a picture taken from Blackwell today.
Saturday evening was a “gastronomic experience” at L’Enclume in Cartmel. See food blog.
It was bucketing this morning, so we went for a walk from Cartmel up to the top of Hampsfell, overlooking a very misty Morecambe Bay. Got soaked, and it took us until Gretna to dry off.
On the way back to the M6, we popped into Blackwell, an Arts and Crafts house built by M H Baillie Scott on the banks of Windermere. Beautiful, with lots of natural light, oak and inglenooks.
For once, it stopped raining just as we crossed the Scottish border!
The only bad think that happened over the weekend was that a green Mercedes van ran into the back of Jacqueline’s car at the Raith interchange just as we were about to go onto the M74. But it is only superficial damage and the green van’s insurance will cover it.
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