After a lovely meal at the Eagle & Child on Saturday evening (accompanied by not too few beers!) Sunday morning was slow to start… That added with the fact that Fiona has a poorly ankle from a fall whilst out running recently meant a gentle day was required to help clear our heads. We chose the delightful Tarn Hows as we knew there would be amazing wintry views plus the level-ish path would allow Fiona to come out for a bumble without too much risk of pain.
(Helvellyn is behind the small hill in the centre foreground)
Fiona, Dave, and Laetitia huddle for warmth, and a photo.
It would have been amazing ice climbing weather in the Lakes, check out the frozen water!
Will it break? Lets hope Ian's ice-breaker isn't nearby!
There’s a permanent orienteering course at Tarn Hows, not a very challenging one but certainly a little bit of extra fun added to the pleasant walk round the tarns! 😀
As we progressed along the trail and ticked off the orienteering markers we spotted Aslan watching our progress.
And for a proper end to a Sterling Adventure, a cake (OK, a crumpet) and a cup of tea. After that it was time for home; not such a big deal for us, but I felt for Dave and Fiona who faced the mega-long drag back to Buckinghamshire!
The orienteering course was a good laugh, I’d recommend it for the entertainment value. From various points along the path, you have to look at three markers in the trees, or across the lake, and decide which is the one that should be in the centre of the circle marked on the map. Makes you think about contours and distances.
Here’s a link to the map: http://nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-tarnhows_orienteering-extended.pdf
Lovely mug!!! :star: Do you think I could manage to get hold of one somehow? A perfect gift idea for a person who has a dog named Bilbo looking like someone has spilt coffee all over him. And the person is a rock climber, too!!
Try contacting the shop direct:
Lakes Climber
Just looked at your album – the dogs look like they’re having such a fun time. They’re great.
Thank you, sometimes I myself would like to be a dog in our home. 🙂 And thanks for the link to the shop too, I’ve contacted them!