It was a beautiful day as we walked alongside Ennerdale Lake, and through Ennerdale Forest. We stopped for lunch outside Black Sail YHA where I was tormented by a Labrador and a spaniel whose mum had brought their ball, huh, it's more than mine did! And then they expected me to sit still, I mean.....
A steep climb up on to the moor and then down to the slate quarry for a drink and an ice cream - for them anyway. I'm just expected to lie down, and ignore all those nice people who want to talk to me.
A nice downhill stroll to the campsite at Stonethwaite... and let the fun begin.
When mum's deprived of her washing machine, she has this thing about washing clothes by hand, and she's come to the conclusion that the easiest way to do it, is to get into the shower and get washed fully clothed. Mad as it sounds, it does actually work. However, on this occasion she hadn't allowed for the length of time (or lack of) that 50p would buy. She had also failed to allow for the fact that the shower cubicle was directly opposite a permanently open door which was directly en route to the gents. Nor had she taken on board, that the coin machine, and the towel, and the spare clothes were all outside the cubicle. The rest is left to your imagination - assume the worst!
She returned to the tent and spread all the washing around the guy ropes and over the top, together with dad's, and off we went a mile down the road to the pub for a meal.... Where the nice man said they didn't take dogs but we could take the table just inside the entrance but we had to be out by 7.00. Well beggars can't be choosers so we had a (very) quick meal.
In the meantime the people who had booked the table, arrived and waited patiently IN THE RAIN for us to finish our meal and depart. So all the washing which was drying so nicely was sodden. And they didn't have their coats!
Tomorrow is our longest day with 2 big climbs and a wild camp at the end - oh joy unconfined!
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M
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