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Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Walking for walking's sake
With 3 full days off, and Corrie at a dog show up near Carlisle, me and Spooky went for a spot of walking in the north Lakes with some camping with Corrie at her show on Saturday. Normally I don't go so far north 'cos it's a bit of a trek from my house, and there's so much nearby it's not usually worth it. But as we were camping up there it made sense.
Blencathra was our Saturday walk, and it was ace. We climbed up via a ridge to the west, wandered around the flat top for a bit (just as it started to rain) then descended via Sharp Edge which was very airy and a bit nerve-wracking but good fun. Spooky managed it so easily she made me look like a cumbersome oaf, but then she is a bit nifty at rock climbing.
The weather on Sunday was pretty nasty so we did a low level walk near Thirlmere, climbing up onto High Rigg and back down through the valley of St John's in the Vale. It was raining most of the time and very breezy at the top, but it was still nice. Spooky slept the whole way home - I think 2 proper walks in one weekend was a bit too much excitement for her in one go.
I did take some photos but they're still on my camera: our house is an absolute nightmare at the moment with stuff piled randomly in the tiny space we have that's not being worked on, so getting myself organised to do pictures is a luxury that'll just have to wait. As is being able to relax, but that's another story.
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