With the wet weather continuing throughout the whole of the UK a small break between the gales & the downpours was more than overdue & was exactly what I got today. Despite the poor folk down south experiencing unimaginable & relentless misery the forecasters are still saying that even if it stopped raining today it would take until May for the rivers to return to their normal state.
I simply cannot imagine what it must be like for the thousands still without power with their homes under feet of water. It now seems completely irrelevant to complain about the weather & not being able to get out when others in the country are relying on the Army to pick through what is left of their homes.
I guess Lakeland got away lightly which is unusual in itself, but for that, I & the uninfected should count ourselves lucky.
This walk was planned just a day or so ago as I wanted to take advantage of the clear day forecasted, I intentionally had a walk planned south in & around the Coniston fells where I would take on the ridge from Dow Crag to Caw but, the weather for now put that particularly walk on hold, but I still have full intensions of carrying out the route in the not to distant future.
The forecast stayed true over stating that the eastern side of the district would experience the best brighter spells which I guess can count on why I saw so many people on todays walk, it was just nice to see other walkers enjoying the sunshine however brief it was on what can only be described as a spring like day in Lakeland.
Before I get on with the walk I would just like to add that I am now back in full time employment after securing a job with Peugeot based in Salford just outside Manchester city centre, for this walk all I can add is that I no longer will be carrying the burden in insecurities as I have on my previous walks.
For that todays walk feels that bit extra special. |