Needing to use up some holiday this week, I decided to do something I enjoy
and head to the hills for a spot of geocaching.
Because of the micro-climate that the Lake District enjoys, when I
arrived in Patterdale on Thursday, I changed my plans and made my way up to
Angle Tarn with Molly and Monty. The views from the Angle Tarn Pikes are always
stunning and although there were grey clouds over Helvellyn and Red Screes, it
was still a glorious walk. After we’d finished, we headed back for Patterdale
and enjoyed an icecream at the village shop!
On Saturday I was thinking that we were about to enjoy a period of unseasonably warm weather, something that I would find very appealing given the underwhelming summer we’ve just endured. But no, it was not to be. It was hats, gloves and waterproofs on Sunday as we reached Angle Tarn Pikes on our walk up from Patterdale. The wind was vigorous and had a distinct chill as we bog-hopped round the tarn. But our outing was nonetheless enjoyable despite the vagaries of our English weather; who could not feel uplifted by walking in the hills with those you love?
