Happy Christmas From High Pike

The last two months it has rained almost every day, so what are the chances of a dry day on Christmas Day? Er, none! We are promised dry till midday though, so we pack up our lunch and head off. In a case of deja vu, we park at Fellside with the initial intention of heading along Dale Beck. Another couple leave their car just ahead of us and head that way, so we change our minds! We have absolutely no intention of walking with others. We are antisocial. We like to walk in our own company or the company of people we chose to walk with, not random strangers! So after a cheery chat and wishing them a Merry Christmas we opt for the direct approach.

Happy Christmas!

Heading up Fell side Brow

Hay Gill from Deer Hills

Approaching the Summit, there's a fresh sprinkling of snow up here.

Summiteering Spaniel

It's cold on the top. Breeze puts her jumper on whilst we stop for lunch

Traditional Christmas Fare. Cheese and Onion Pasty and Tomato Soup!

My first ever (and possibly last) attempt at an iPhone selfie!

Heading Down to Nether Brow

I know this is crap, but for some reason I love it! Two back paws that seem to sum up what a happy little puppy they belong to! We're nearly back at the car now and it's just starting to mizzle, by the time we were home less than half an hour later it was siling it down. Perfect timing! Time to open the presents before we head down to Nick and Rose's to get well and truly fed and watered this evening!

Happy Christmas!

Merry Christmas

Christmas Day has brought a welcome break in the wild and wet weather we have been having. For the first time, w have got Christmas to ourselves this year, and the plan has always been to get out on the fells. So here we go

Beautiful, sunny day but a bitterly cold, strong wind make for hard work. We have opted for High Pike. It's only a few minutes down the road, we know it like the back of our hand and no matter how icy, it won't cause a problem as its all grassy terrain. Above about 1600 feet and we had an inch or two of snow to make it feel like Christmas!

Christmas lunch. Hot soup and pasties in the shelter. What a fab way to spend Christmas, just the three of us doing what we love.

Too windy for pictures on the summit, but just before we get there, a quick snap to prove that we were there

Jeff demonstrates how windy it is.................. and so does Breeze

Back down nearly at the car. The locals have come to wish us a Merry Christmas

White Christmas

When it started to snow on Monday, who would have guessed what it would look like on Friday, Christmas day.



Much of our family are with us for Christmas. As they all arrived safely (although not without incident) we can sit back and enjoy the picturesque scenery for a while