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Lakes 2008 - Honister & Buttermere

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September 30th 2008
Today's forecast is pretty ghastly so a fry up breakfast is required. We get in the motor with all our gear and drive up to Keswick and down into Borrowdale. Our target is the Honister Pass and Buttermere. The agenda depends upon actual conditions. So, actually it is wind-blown rain the likes of which I have seldom seen up here, and we are looking for shelter! We stop at the Honister ... read more

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