Yvan Seth's Hole in the Internet

I started writing a detailed account of our trip to Cornwall a couple of weeks ago. But since then I've broken the LCD on my poor little abused Asus Eee, I've lost my train-commute writing time for the moment. So, instead, here's a link to my photo gallery from the trip:

Continue reading Cornwall, August 2009.

Great Langdale from The Band

We awoke quite early on our final day of real trekking, getting packed up and out of the campsite before our interesting neighbours from the day before even left their tent. It was an overcast morning, and it had rained a little overnight but our 4 inches of rain never showed up. It didn't seem imminent either, good news for the upcoming crossing! We were on our way by 0900.

Continue reading Lakes Day 7 - Three Tarns.

River Brathay at Skelwith Bridge

We set out on day 6 with some intrepidation. I'd settled things with the farmer that morning, who was fine with us stopping there ("not to wurry!") He mentioned that the radio weather had put out a warning for the afternoon, expecting 2 to 4 inches of rain during the next 24 hours. That's a lot of rain! The most we'd had was an inch on our first night wild camping (we knew it was an inch because we left our mugs outside for the evening.) Perhaps it was saving it up for a proper effort for us, since the night just past had been our first without rain (a rare night of peace for Lake District tent dwellers.)

Continue reading Lakes Day 6 - Great Langdale.

Aside from beginning and ending in Eskdale/Ravenglass we'd reached our only definite destination of the hike: Beatrix Potter. OK, so a dead author of childrens' stories isn't a destination per se. But Hawkshead is home of the National Trust's Beatrix Potter Gallery, and just down the road in Near Sawrey you can find Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's home. Yaël was particularly keen on visiting Hill Top, so it became a mandatory part of our Lakes hike.

Continue reading Lakes Day 5 - Pottering About.