Saturday, 27th May 2017
I'm having a lovely weekend escape at Sheila's Caravan again.
Today's walk was in stiflingly hot and muggy pre-thunderstorm clamminess. It was completely energy sapping and had me changing my plans once the rumbles of thunder started over the mountains in the next valley. It got nearer and nearer as I approached the "other end" of High Rigg, just ready for my ascent up on to the top - this is when I changed my mind and decided to hot-foot it along the very unscenic A591 - which was quite scary with the traffic AND the thunder and now lightning getting ever nearer.
One day I will return and actually get up and over this lovely, lumpy, bumpy fell!
At least I managed to get my cuppa and cheese scone at Low Bridge End Farm cafe!
Some pics:
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Lovely meandering path through the hay meadows at Dale Bottom
With Blease Fell and Blencathra behind |
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| St. John's in the Vale Church |
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| Looking down St. John's in the Vale towards Blencathra |
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| Shady respite from the heat |
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| Looking across to Clough Head |
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| Nope, they're not moving out of the shade! |
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| Clough Head with the quarry beneath |
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| Standing stones |
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My best pic of the day
- a real live red squirrel in unmanaged woodland |
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| Tea room? Now you're talking! |
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| Didn't expect to see these ladies! |
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| On the A591 now and hot-footing it back to the caravan |
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| A final non-view of Helvellyn buried under a thunderstorm |
I did get back to the caravan just before the storm broke overhead. Torrential rain which would have had me drenched in seconds. The weather-gods were kind to me today!
Thanks for looking 😊
