Blogs from Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 7

A nastalo druhe volne pindeli, tzv.Bank Holiday Monday - tri dny volna. Jednim z mist, ktere jsem chtela v Anglii navstivit urcite byl NP Lake District. Prvotni plan vypadal tak, ze si zamluvim ubytovani nekde v dosahu verejne dopravy, ale vzhledem k volnym dnum uz pred dvema mesici bylo vse obsazene a ja nabyla dojmu, ze cela Anglie miri na sever do hrabstvi Cumbria. Nezbyvalo nez si pujcit pojizdne bydleni a doufat, ze me nekde v kempu nechaji v aute prespat. Jeste v patek vecer, kdy jsem si pro auto jela na letiste jsem chtela vse vzdat. Bala jsem se rizeni auta nalevo, bala jsem se vzdalenosti (260km), bala jsem se, ze to proste sama nezvladnu. Nicmene jak se znam, uz za deset minut bych toho litovala, a tak jsem v auticku (Ford Fiesta) kolem 20.40 ... read more

Thomas and Leanne joined me a weekend camping trip to the Lakes, our destination Hollows Farm @ Grange in Borrowdale. We arrived early and quickly pitched my new tent the North Face Tadpole 23, which i can now confirm is officially the best tent on the planet lol. 2 adults and a 3 yr old child managed to fit in it which was quite surprising. once the tent was up we headed for a car park just North of Skeghill bank. It started to pur down with rain but luckily for Thomas we had his all in one waterproof Spotty Otter suit. Myself and Leanne were drenched in our cheapo gear. We reached the top of Skeghill bank (the 1st hump on Catbells) quite easily and gave Thomas a well deserved rest. The rain continued and ... read more

Travelled up to the Lakes District, and specifically Patterdale (with Ullswater), this weekend. Woke up at ridiculous o'clock (id est half 5) and got up to our campsite around 10ish near a small lake called Brothers Water at the head of the valley. Charlie, Martin and I set off once our pitch was secured (although didn't put the tents up then), up Scandale Pass to Dove Crag and Hart Crag. It was pretty cold, around -1 or -2 degrees Celsius I would think. There was still snow and plenty of frost on the tops. Didn't like standing around for too long nor taking off the gloves because of the wind chill and coldness. Martin and Charlie were on photo duties; the best ones are of the icicles that had formed on the posts and the grasses. ... read more

At last I am back on my computer and able to finish transferring the remaining photos of the wonderful trip we had with our friends Jean and Judy. After leaving the wall section we drove into Carlisle and had a look around. We ended up finding a nice place for some lunch and had a look about the city. We walked over to the Castle but with time against us and rain starting to fall we voted to continue on heading home to Stamford, but with a slight detour via The Lakes District as suggested by Jean. Well it was well worth it, in spite of the congested roads due to it being a long week end, I think you will agree when you see the photos, and really they just don't do the views justice. ... read more

Arrivals The 9th Doncaster Scout Troop are due to arrive on site in the next few days, with the 'Advanced Party' arriving on Thursday and the 'Main Party' arriving on Friday. The Advanced Party will be in charge of pitching Patrol Tents, Patrol Diners, Mess Tents, Ed's Diner and will also start preparing equipment for the wide variety of activities that are being hosted. Once the Main Party has arrived on Friday, they will settle into their new camp setting, unpack their kit and assist with any jobs that need doing. Schedule Saturday will signal the first full day for everyone on camp, and the Scouts will be start a week long schedule of Activities including: -Canoeing -Sailing -Archery -Various other water-based activities -Pioneering -Mountain Biking -Climbing (on our own Climbing Wall) -Walking -Brownsea Island Experience ... read more