southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Windermere Walking Holiday Wednesday 6 May 2009 Sunday's walk, Monday's walk, Tuesday's walk, Wednesday's walk |
Holiday Photos |
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A beautifully sunny morning gives Di a
chance to show us the garden of the hotel . |
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Amazing colours . |
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Beatrix Potter once lived here . |
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No meals on the lawn today . |
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Gosh . |
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The high winds have almost stripped
the magnolias . |
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This sun can't last. Leaving our hotel
for the last time we make our way to Underbarrow just above Kendal for
Mike's morning walk . |
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We are briefed about the views we
shall not see as . |
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Today it is not only wet but also
misty . |
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We stop at a shelter on Scout Scar
with a built in view indicator - Oh that we could use it! It was built
in 1912 in honour of George V's coronation . |
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These two are certainly in need of
direction . |
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At the cairn where we will turn off,
Mike informs us that following tradition we must each put a stone on the
top . |
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Before we head downhill . |
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Into the valley where we find sheep . |
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Looking back up the hill we see the
top covered in cloud . |
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And the view up the valley is very
restricted . |
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Our drinks stop and again a cleverly
balanced umberella provides shelter . |
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This chap doesn't seem very worried by
the rain . |
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Not great quality but there is a deer
there somewhere . |
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We climb back up the hill . |
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Pausing to look at the church at
Helsington . |
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Before walking back along the ridge . |
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To the car park and our final
farewells . |
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We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Richard for the great photos and captions in spite of three days of almost continuous rain. We hope his camera has dried out now! |