Outstanding hiking in Lake District
This week-end, Andy, Rachel and me
went hiking to Lake District. Was more than great ! We just can't
believe that everything went perfect ! None of the 2 trains and 4
coaches we needed for the journeys ran late ! The weather was sunny
all the time ! We found 2 amazing soft and dry spots to pitch the
tent ! Andy forgot the pasta ! (herr... yeah, ok)
We walked from Keswick (Friday 11pm) to Grasemere (Sunday 12 noon).
First tent pich by night was fun and comfortable. Second tent pitch
spot was amazing, at the end of a deep valley, nearby a small
stream in a stone ring. Most of the time we walked through bogs
(they're everywhere, even on top of the ridges), but we also
changed a bit our route to have fun scrambling. Scenery from the
ridge to Crag Helme on Sunday was great. We all got a bit tanned,
especially our noses. Nights were not really cold (well, that's my
opinion).
This was the first 'long' trip with my new bag (Karrimor Jaguar
55/75) quite fully loaded. It was really comfortable, even while
scrambling in sloppy rocks, nothing moved left and right. My back
didn't really get wet and my shoulders were not destroyed like
happened a couple of times.
When is the next one ?
