Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
I find running to be very hard to motivate myself for - it's such hard work - I have to add an extra incentive, Letterbox treasure...
Saturday's weather was just about what we've come to expect in the North West this past two months, wet! Not since April has there been any meaningful nice weather. The result is that I've been getting weaker and weaker, to the point that last weekend I struggled on a F6a+. The ultimate price had to be paid...
Today was quite cool and breezy - but dry - not so bad climbing weather and perfect to try out the new softshell jacket...
We had glorious weather in the Lakes yesterday evening so we took full advantage of it and went for a run, found another Lakeland letterbox, and then enjoyed a pub-dinner at the Mortal Man in Troutbeck...
Friday's weather in the Lakes was wall-to-wall sunshine and roasting heat (28°C), but as usual on a weekday we were unable to make the most of it due to work...
For our final day in Germany we planned a trip to Battert near Baden-Baden. We'd been here before on our previous trip and had really enjoyed the more familiar volcanic rocks...
After Rebecca & Mathias' wedding party we spent Sunday climbing in the Pfalz - we'd arranged to meet Max and Uli at the Drei Felsen...
Crikey they grow quick! Just seven days old (well, one chick is 7, there are 4 who are 6, and 1 who is a little over 5) and the blue tit chicks have at least doubled in size, perhaps three times!
At last, after nearly four weeks my heel has recovered enough from an embarrassing injury caused by running across the road in Carlisle trying to catch a train home! So today we went for a run - well more of a jog, or perhaps a fast walk - to get back in to our fell running training...
