Jeremy and i have been drying out and cleaning gear all day. My Polartec gloves are the last things left on the line, still a bit damp – however I did not wear them, Jeremy did not pack his so he used mine!
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The start of the day – setting off from the car park.
Jeremy having a rest
Low Water – a good place out of the wind to have lunch. click on the above image for a larger version
Coniston Water
Jeremy heading up into the cloud and onto the summit.
When we reached the summit there was no way we could camp there – like Richard and I did last year. What we should have done then was head home – but we thought we could find somewhere out of the weather to camp.! That however did not work out.
We did however have a great day in Lakes. We had an excellent walk to the summit of the Old Man of Coniston in good company. The variable weather gave plenty of good photo opportunities. And we all got home safely with a lot of wet kit to dry out!
There was a chance for one more photo before getting back to the car. There was a lull in the weather at just the right moment.
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We made it to the summit of the Old Man of Coniston – but it was in the clouds, foggy, raining and very windy.
So we decided to camp down from the summit. We got the tents up and everyone had made a hot drink – Richard W had even cooked his evening meal when we decided to pack up, head down and back to the car. The weather was just too bad, with heavy rain and strong winds battering the tents we thought it better to pack up in the daylight and not in the dark in a crisis.
here is a photo of the tents through the rain
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On the way to the summit – changeable weather.
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Fuel for the day at what has become our regular breakfast spot in Lancaster.
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Nearly at Lancaster on the M62. Richard assures me this is a passing shower.
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We had an early start for the Lake District this morning, planning to have breakfast in Lancaster. A check on the Met Office site said the weekend will be showery – but good news by the time we got to Hartshead Moor Services there was blue sky and sunshine.
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