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Regions - Trip reports, destination advice, recommended routes, etc. => Lake District => Topic started by: April on 18:36:52, 15/01/19
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We did a low level walk on Saturday. The weather was a bit pants, drizzly rain, low cloud and a cold wind. From Keswick we started on an anticlockwise circuit of Derwent Water. I had to backtrack almost 1/4 mile in Fawe Park. I'd dropped my gloves. I was lucky that a man had picked them up and I'd asked the group he was with if anyone had seen any gloves, he was waving them at me O0
Catbells from the path from Keswick to Portinscale
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There were quite a few people about on the shore path, the bad weather hadn't put anyone off. We could barely see across the lake at first, the clag had descended onto it.
Beefy and Squeaky on the shore path
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The Brandlehow jetty
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The clag had lifted and we had some views.
A robin near Brandlehow
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We stopped for some lunch in the trees. It had been wind free when we stopped but as soon as we sat down in our chairs the wind started swirling. It was too uncomfortable in the wind so we gobbled our sarnies and packed away the rest to have later.
Maiden Moor above the gorse at Abbots Bay
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Abbots Bay with Bleaberry Fell above
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Nice place to live.
We walked to Lodore as the rain got heavier. We'd decided to sack the day and get the bus home. Nice to see you LL :) Our route was Keswick - Portinscale - Hawes End - Brandlehow - Lodore Hotel. 10.5km with 185m ascent.
The powers that be must think nobody needs to use the toilets in winter. The toilets at Lodore were closed for the winter. We hopped on the bus to Rosthwaite hoping to use the toilets there only to find those toilets were closed too. We were getting back on the same bus on its return from Seatoller. We had to wait until we got to Keswick. There were a lot of people about surely there should be toilets open?
Note to self. Remember to put your shewee in your pack.
Another note to self. Remember to practise using your shewee at home.
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Nice pics Ape O0
, shame about that cold wind
Note to self. Remember to put your shewee in your pack. Another note to self. Remember to practise using your shewee at home.
Note to self. Make sure Ape puts her shewee in her own pack, :D
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Always good to get out, whatever the weather, April.
By coincidence, I lost a glove today whilst walking the South Ronaldsay clifftops in the rain.
Note to self. Make sure Ape puts her shewee in her own pack, :D
;D ;D
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Note to self. Make sure Ape puts her shewee in her own pack, :D
;D
By coincidence, I lost a glove today whilst walking the South Ronaldsay clifftops in the rain.
Were you as lucky as I was, or is it lost forever?
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Gone forever, I fear. But it was only a cheap pair, so not too bothered.
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Note to self. Remember to put your shewee in your pack.
Another note to self. Remember to practise using your shewee at home.
Forum note to April, remember not to photograph use :buck2:
Good photos & nice TR despite the 'iffy weather.
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Gone forever, I fear.
Ah :(
Forum note to April, remember not to photograph use :buck2:
The note should be addressed to beefy :D
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Well the Robin pic wasnt bog standard................. ;D
I mean, did you flush it out?
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The note should be addressed to beefy :D
;D ;D
Lovely photo of the robin O0
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Well the Robin pic wasnt bog standard................. ;D
I mean, did you flush it out?
Get ya coat :D
Thanks Ridge, I was lucky to get it, I only managed to get this one shot, it flew off afterward.
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Ah :(
Note to self - buy bright coloured gloves.
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@April Good to bump into you both again last weekend.
A low level circuit of Derwent Water was definitely the best option for a walk last Saturday, given the awful weather.
The loos at Seatoller are also shut during the winter.
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Wonderful photo of the robin :)
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Note to self - buy bright coloured gloves.
You could get bright pink, the same colour as my shewee :D
@April Good to bump into you both again last weekend.
It was nice to see you again LL. I bet the weather will be lovely this Saturday in the Lake District; we are going eastward to Newcastle :)
Thanks Dovegirl :)
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You could get bright pink, the same colour as my shewee :D
Sounds like you've been splashing out again April ... :D
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The powers that be must think nobody needs to use the toilets in winter. The toilets at Lodore were closed for the winter. We hopped on the bus to Rosthwaite hoping to use the toilets there only to find those toilets were closed too. We were getting back on the same bus on its return from Seatoller. We had to wait until we got to Keswick. There were a lot of people about surely there should be toilets open?
Note to self. Remember to put your shewee in your pack.
Another note to self. Remember to practise using your shewee at home.
I think the toilets in Rosthwaite are NT and were open at weekends only until Xmas - now closed until spring sometime. Seatoller I think might be community run - so it's a shame they weren't open. The buses carry on all year and there are always walkers around ...
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How're the booties going with Squeaky? I never could get any that would stay on my Ginger pooch.