Jesus declared, "I am the Bread of Life.
He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."
John 6:35
The Great Outdoors
Memories of England's Coast-to-Coast Walk Wednesday 13th July 2005
English camp sites, in both their standard and price, aren't what we are used to in Australia, which has amazing camping facilities.
How sad that we were too tired to explore Grassmere when we arrived in this delightful Lake District village!
Here is hubby's daily diary.....
It was nice to be cool. We chatted to the group of American ladies
whom we had encountered the day ahead of, to discover that the previous day, they
had asked for help in the form of a lift in a car, on reaching Honister. One
member of their party had not been able to complete the arduous hike to their Bed and Breakfast after
tackling the glacial valley, the mountain and the scree. We felt encouraged that we had made it,
carrying our gear as well, which most hikers don’t burden themselves with. Most
hikers go to Bed and Breakfast each night, and they have their gear carried to
their next destination by courier. We
were doing it the hard way!
The
valley continued to rise until we were faced with a rock climb which really
took the wind out of us.
First blister! Well, for me. Denise was already taping up her blisters by now with strong 1 inch tape from our first aid kit. I must admit that I did feel despondant and tired. Denise told me later that she had been crying from exhaustion earlier in the day while hiking behind Jonathan and myself.
Out on the top of the valley-head, we discovered boggy moss and the sun began to shine. Our descent into the next valley was as equally tiring as the previous one – stepping over loose rocks for several miles. There was little wind and the sun was hot. However we found a tree beside a beck to boil a cup of tea and cook the last of our porridge for lunch!!
May we not be afraid to continue on when the going gets tough!
from Robyn
painting of robin by Brenda, my mum
Memories of England's Coast-to-Coast Walk Wednesday 13th July 2005
English camp sites, in both their standard and price, aren't what we are used to in Australia, which has amazing camping facilities.
How sad that we were too tired to explore Grassmere when we arrived in this delightful Lake District village!
Here is hubby's daily diary.....
Day 5 Rothwaite – Grasmere
After a fitful sleep, we
rose to a cool misty day. We broke camp
and set off to have our breakfast on-route, leaving our run-down camp site at
7.00 a.m. As we left the camp site, the manager arrived, and collected ₤4 each.
We headed up into a glacial valley, the track rock-strewn and rising steadily
to the head of the valley. We stopped
halfway along the track for a cooked breakfast – porridge and a cup of
tea.
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| Chatting with the American ladies who had to ask for help at Honister on the previous day |
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| We became quite despondent with mountain climbing! |
First blister! Well, for me. Denise was already taping up her blisters by now with strong 1 inch tape from our first aid kit. I must admit that I did feel despondant and tired. Denise told me later that she had been crying from exhaustion earlier in the day while hiking behind Jonathan and myself.
Out on the top of the valley-head, we discovered boggy moss and the sun began to shine. Our descent into the next valley was as equally tiring as the previous one – stepping over loose rocks for several miles. There was little wind and the sun was hot. However we found a tree beside a beck to boil a cup of tea and cook the last of our porridge for lunch!!
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| Smiles don't show our true feelings as Denise had been crying just previously from exhaustion, while I had been using all of my strength just to do my own plodding on, without the energy to realise that she was having such difficulty. |
Finally, on sore feet, we
found Grassmere and stopped on the village green to rest, eat fresh buns from the baker and drink lemonade – a real treat! We went shopping for food and more metho for
our cooker, and asked for directions to the campground. Because it seemed to be way out of town, and
we were exhausted – too tired to hike
further, we stopped at a Bed and Breakfast for ₤29 each – that was about AU $270! - and we slept like logs, in our attic three
bedder, not even having the energy to explore Grassmere as we would have loved
to do. It is a beautiful town, William Wordsworth’s home, and the place
where he was inspired by the beauty of nature to write his romantic
poetry.
from Robyn
painting of robin by Brenda, my mum