Desperate to get out and do something as it was the weekend, we joined Sabiene and Arthur on a round of Wainwrights from Whinlatter. Unfortunately we hadn’t realised it was the Malcolm Wilson Rally, with a stage at Whinlatter, so the road was busier than we had anticipated. But Sabiene got a lot of waves as she powered over the pass in her Subaru; they thought she was a contestant!
Our walk had a steep initial climb up to Graystones, and the higher we got, the windier it became. By the time we’d been across Broom Fell and up to Lord’s Seat it was almost impossible to stand. Once back into the forest we were slightly sheltered, so we hightailed it down to the cars and to the Royal Oak at Braithwaite. Here we met Andy and his mates who were having a “boys” weekend. I think they’d managed to walk to the bar and back. No cakes……… too wet (and the pub didn’t have any).
I haven’t been so wet in ages and the kitchen is strewn with soggy clothing. The forecast was wrong as usual… they didn’t say it was going to be so “bracing”.
Sometimes you just have to do the mad things in life. It looks wet and cold, but I bet it was fun.
It looks good! You can actually see the adjacent hill which is a big plus!
A proper day out in the fells. The wind helps to clear out the stale air at the bottom of the lungs.
I recognise that stile and dog gate. It’s on the descent from Graystones to Scawgill Bridge. I’ve got a very nice photo of it from the other side in my collection of gates here.
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Well, if you want to see real wind, see my post above 😛
But, Ian, as the late Trevor Jones said to Bob Allen years ago, ‘You’ll ruin yourself with all this walking’ 😐
Sorry to hear about Trevor 🙁