l saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True.
Revelation 19:11
The Great Outdoors
Memories of England's Coast-to-Coast Walk Thursday 14th July, 2005
It was such a delight today to be able to buy some eggs at our evening camp-site.
The generosity of the camp-site manager in not charging us for some delicious damera sugar added to our pleasure!
Here is hubby's daily diary.....
Day 6Grasmere – Patterdale
Woke at 7.00 a.m. after a long refreshing sleep and packed before breakfast.
After an English breakfast at a Grassmere B&B, we set off to a misty, showery morning, meeting the American ladies in the main street. We set out from Grassmere after buying some postcards at a local shop. The town was bleak and the mist hung low over the mountains as we crossed theKeswick Road
As usual, the way up followed a gill (creek) with its accompanying bubble and tumble – our water supply for this part of the trip. It soon began to rain so Jonathan and I donned our plastic capes, and Denise used her umbrella and we kept going. We climbed the end of the valley in thick mist. It was slow and slippery but didn’t tire us as it might have done a few days earlier.
The descent was made swiftly at first, with Grisedale Tarn appearing on our left through the wafting grey. However, the descent proper, down the valley, was the usual torturous and slow challenge. We picked each step, stumbling and slipping. One mile would take at least an hour to complete. I injured my knee on one of the slips. After a stop to shelter from the cold wind, we soon found a track winding past several hill farms, then a metal road which led into Patterdale.
We found a camp ground, Side Farm, by the end of Ullswater – a beautiful spot even in the blowing mist. We bought eggs from the owners of this lovely family camping site, and we were kindly given a small bag of delicious damera brown sugar, having run out sugar. It was 8.00 p.m. when we cooked tea. ₤4 each to camp. This was to be the best camp site we stayed at during our Coast-to-Coast Walk.
We camped at the far end of the site, on a small flat patch of grass which we found on top of the slope - just enough flat land for our two small tents. Most other campers had their larger tents pitched on the slope which would have been awkward for sleeping!
Great facilities with a shower, a toilet, a laundry and a beautiful view of Ullswater in front of our tents.
Memories of England's Coast-to-Coast Walk Thursday 14th July, 2005
It was such a delight today to be able to buy some eggs at our evening camp-site.
The generosity of the camp-site manager in not charging us for some delicious damera sugar added to our pleasure!
Here is hubby's daily diary.....
Day 6
Woke at 7.00 a.m. after a long refreshing sleep and packed before breakfast.
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| The mist hung low over the mountains as we climbed Grisedale Tarn |
After an English breakfast at a Grassmere B&B, we set off to a misty, showery morning, meeting the American ladies in the main street. We set out from Grassmere after buying some postcards at a local shop. The town was bleak and the mist hung low over the mountains as we crossed the
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| Making our slow and slippery ascent in the rain |
As usual, the way up followed a gill (creek) with its accompanying bubble and tumble – our water supply for this part of the trip. It soon began to rain so Jonathan and I donned our plastic capes, and Denise used her umbrella and we kept going. We climbed the end of the valley in thick mist. It was slow and slippery but didn’t tire us as it might have done a few days earlier.
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| On a torturous descent where I slipped and injured my knee. |
The descent was made swiftly at first, with Grisedale Tarn appearing on our left through the wafting grey. However, the descent proper, down the valley, was the usual torturous and slow challenge. We picked each step, stumbling and slipping. One mile would take at least an hour to complete. I injured my knee on one of the slips. After a stop to shelter from the cold wind, we soon found a track winding past several hill farms, then a metal road which led into Patterdale.
We found a camp ground, Side Farm, by the end of Ullswater – a beautiful spot even in the blowing mist. We bought eggs from the owners of this lovely family camping site, and we were kindly given a small bag of delicious damera brown sugar, having run out sugar. It was 8.00 p.m. when we cooked tea. ₤4 each to camp. This was to be the best camp site we stayed at during our Coast-to-Coast Walk.
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| What a lovely campsite this was at Ullswater, with good facilities |
We camped at the far end of the site, on a small flat patch of grass which we found on top of the slope - just enough flat land for our two small tents. Most other campers had their larger tents pitched on the slope which would have been awkward for sleeping!
Great facilities with a shower, a toilet, a laundry and a beautiful view of Ullswater in front of our tents.
