drizzle for the first proper Lake District leg of the journey. The
climb up towards Borrowdale was, in a word, wet.
The rain was coming down pretty steadily and the wind was picking up
too, then we had to scramble up a rocky waterfall which was wet and
quite sheer, but a challenge nonetheless! When we got to the top the
rain was lashing into our faces so hard we could barely look up. It
had also become distinctly soggy underfoot as we entered the next
stage of the day's walk - bogs.
Yuk - wherever we went we couldn't avoid them and tim went up to his
knees - thank goodness for gaiters. The waterfalls on the way down
were wonderful but Kate found it hard to appreciate them as her gore
tex boots had been letting in water and she had soggy feet. Grasmere
was a welcome sight, as was the drying room at our hostel! Mom 13
sept. 8 miles ( felt longer)!
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