It was up in the air whether I would have actually walked today after attending my brother's wedding yesterday where the merriment flowed past the midnight hour which was my time to wish the bride and groom all the best for the future. It wasn't particularly late by the time we arrived home and after four rounds of toast I put myself to bed half wondering where, if at all I was going to walk the next day.
Morning came and I thought it best to plan my arrival in Lakeland until around Lunchtime which coincided with the morning showers which were due to fade by midday. By now I had two walks in mind, one was the III Bell ridge from Troutbeck and the second was this one, a favoured route that I hadn't walked for a couple of years, despite my continuous presence along the Black Sails ridge over the years it was Wetherlam's Lad Hows which enticed me the most.
So, after filling up my travel mug full of hot coffee I set off for Lakeland not before visiting my local Tesco where I bought a bunch of bananas for breakfast and a packet of BLT sandwiches for lunch, and just in case you were wondering...no I didn't eat the whole bunch of bananas, but I easily could have. |