Day Two - Ennerdale Bridge to Stonethwaite
Sun.10th May 2009
Overnight:- Fox and Hounds:- Disappointing to say the least. "Sign in here - here's your key, through the door, up the stairs, first on the right" Nice welcome. Menu was OTT and pricey so we ate at the Sheppards Arms just round the corner. Breakfast was good in that the food was tasty but I think they are trying to punch above their weight. Scrambled egg on toast, I mean just do "what it says on the tin" Put the eggs on some toast - simple. No, toast cut corner to corner, arranged in a pretty formation on side of plate with eggs in middle of it. I mean have you ever tried to get toast under a pile of scrambled egg?
Today's Elevations
Today's Route
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Ennerdale Weir
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Weather was overcast but sun was trying to break through.
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Back down Ennerdale towards Ennerdale Bridge
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By this time sun had done its job. Micro fleeces were off and legs were out - that's more like it I can breath now.
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The river Liza is flowing strong today
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And it looks like rain.
Hold that thought that's hail, bloody great lumps of it started to fall.
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Matt in the Black Sail Y.H. getting ready for
the off after lunch and drying off
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Matt taking photo's of the Black Sail Y.H.
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One of the more local residents of the Black
Sail Y.H. takes a moment from their lunch to check what's about.
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Not up there? Yep all the way to the top up Loft
Beck
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Loks worse looking down - Glad we were nearly
at the top
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Hail stones - reminants of. We got drenched big
time - that's twice
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And then the sun came out and "just look at that Malcolm" Buttermere in the foreground with Crumock Water behind. |
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A poem etched in slate outside the entrance
to Honister Slate Mine
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Verse 2
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A recently arrived local. All say "arh"
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Rhodidenderum,derum,derums (family joke)
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Gillercombe -our bed for the night
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Today's Statistics
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Start Time
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0845
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Finish Time
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17:30
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Total Time Taken
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0845
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Days Est. Walking Time (Hrs.)
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7:12
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Days Actual Walking Time (Hrs.)
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05:13
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Non Walking Time Hrs.)
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03:37
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Days Est. Mileage
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13.8
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Days Actual Mileage
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14.3
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Days Walking Speed (MPH)
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2.7
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