With Anna away in Newcastle, and Andy up in Fort William, Sabiene and I decided to have a day on the hill to get some much needed fitness into the legs. Jon wimped out with a hangover and Sarah was tired from shopping in Manchester the day before! We left from Honister and traversed Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, and Great Gable taking the path just under the Needle. The weather threw everything at us: hail as big as peas, biblical rain, and wind that had us off our feet more than once. We built up a good appetite for the meal Sarah had prepared for the evening. Even Jon managed to get to Sarah’s for the evening, his earlier hangover making way for the next…..