We knew today was going to be a big day of walking, so we set off by 9am. We were also pretty stoked about it being the last day of steep climbing.
Kept passing & repassing this sheepdog that really didn't like us. Climbed up the hill beside Patterdale to walk around the pristine Angle Tarn, apparently the place to go fishing around here!
After another hour or two we peaked Kidsty Pike which was a nice view, but it was a smidge cold & windy & we'd seen a lot of views on the previous days, so after a small break we headed down to Hawkeswater. Jules told an interesting factoid that apparently there is only 1 lake name as a lake in the Lakes District.
After hitting the lake it was a VERY decent slog around the lake, down to Shap Abbey & up to Shap. We stopped at the Shap Chippy for an early dinner & I was convinced by the waiter to get Smoked Haddock. Not the best, but only available on Thursdays apparently. Funnily enough, later in the trip I was told that Smoked Haddock is quite popular & that some other walkers went in later than us and they had ran out. They then went on to blame me who didn't even really like it all that much! Popular old joint though, after we arrived it constantly had around 10-15 people at the counter getting take-away!
Oh, todays walk took about 8 hours all up. We had booked accomodation at a placed called Brookefield House, which was about 1km out of town. We booked it because it is said to be one of the best stops along the entire walk! Well despite Julia & I being a little skeptical, especially after a long day, it was most definitely worth the stay. Margaret the owner treated us to tea & cakes upon entry. She'd been up since 6.30am cooking the cakes & mentioned that back in 1988 Wainwright himself had actually stayed the night! We spent the evening reading in the warm sitting room & then went up to drink a bottle of wine we'd purchased earlier!
Kept passing & repassing this sheepdog that really didn't like us. Climbed up the hill beside Patterdale to walk around the pristine Angle Tarn, apparently the place to go fishing around here!
After another hour or two we peaked Kidsty Pike which was a nice view, but it was a smidge cold & windy & we'd seen a lot of views on the previous days, so after a small break we headed down to Hawkeswater. Jules told an interesting factoid that apparently there is only 1 lake name as a lake in the Lakes District.
After hitting the lake it was a VERY decent slog around the lake, down to Shap Abbey & up to Shap. We stopped at the Shap Chippy for an early dinner & I was convinced by the waiter to get Smoked Haddock. Not the best, but only available on Thursdays apparently. Funnily enough, later in the trip I was told that Smoked Haddock is quite popular & that some other walkers went in later than us and they had ran out. They then went on to blame me who didn't even really like it all that much! Popular old joint though, after we arrived it constantly had around 10-15 people at the counter getting take-away!
Oh, todays walk took about 8 hours all up. We had booked accomodation at a placed called Brookefield House, which was about 1km out of town. We booked it because it is said to be one of the best stops along the entire walk! Well despite Julia & I being a little skeptical, especially after a long day, it was most definitely worth the stay. Margaret the owner treated us to tea & cakes upon entry. She'd been up since 6.30am cooking the cakes & mentioned that back in 1988 Wainwright himself had actually stayed the night! We spent the evening reading in the warm sitting room & then went up to drink a bottle of wine we'd purchased earlier!
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