Day Six - Thursday

Today we had more rain, but unlike previous days it didn't clear up and lasted all day. We decided to walk into Keswick, taking the long route through the Great wood & down to Derwent water.

Photos - C.C.Pittock

On the way we made several stops for, yes you guessed it, picture taking. What else?

Photo - P.Moulding

By the time we reached the town we were both wet inside and out. Outside due to the rain and inside due to sweat. I even had soggy socks and freezing feet due to wearing trainers. I should have bought the boots I saw in Keswick on Tuesday. D’oh!

Photo - C.C.Pittock

We made a beeline for the shop and we bought a pair each and me some dry socks. Changing into them in the shop, I soon had toasty warm toes.

Thursday was market day. There were lots of stalls selling local produce and framed photos of the lakes & mountains. Unfortunately it would have been impossible to take any of them home on our bikes, so I picked up a leaflet instead. On another stall they were selling local Ciders and after a sample we bought 2 litres of a brew called ‘Rockin Robin’.

After a few more stops here & there, we headed back to the caravan. Despite all the rain & rivers of water running down the tracks, we both enjoyed toasty warm toes all the way back up the hill thanks to our new boots.

Photo - P.Moulding

Photo - C.C.Pittock

For dinner I cooked a chicken & sausage casserole, with help & guidance from Paul of course. We used about ½ a pint of the cider to keep it wet while cooking. The resultant flavour was tantalizing on the taste buds. We polished off the rest of the cider during the evening.

Mileage Stats

Today = 5 miles on foot
Total so far = 537 miles