Today we had planned a walk the other side of Patterdale, but the forecast was for temperatures approaching 30 degrees and whilst that would be very unpleasant for us, it would probably be catastrophic for a young Spaniel who doesn't understand the concept of slowing down. Instead we decided to head up Sheffield Pike after supper, when the temperature had dropped a bit.
At about 8:15pm it was still 29 degrees. Still way to hot to contemplate a fell walk' so we made up plan C. We headed over to one of our most regular haunts and had a wander up the Cumbria Way from Mosedale. By the time we parked up it was somewhere around 25 degrees, and with the river Glemderamackin always at our side, there was no danger of Breeze overheating.
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| Balmy Breeze - Heading up the Cumbria Way. Skiddaw is just peeping up on the distant skyline. It's shortly after 9pm. |
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| Looking South East, Mungrisdale Common on the right, Bowscale Fell on the left |
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| It's a lovely temperature, a glorious way to spend an hour in the evening |
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| Skiddaw is more visible as we head further up the track |
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| Blencathra pops up on the skyline to our right as we retrace our steps. |
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| Heading back now. Breeze has a paddle in the ford before we make our way back to the car. |
Back at the car a few minutes after 10pm and the temperature has hardly altered. It wasn't what we had planned for the day, or even the evening, but it's still better than many folk are able to do on the spur of the moment.
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