Day Four - Grange to Castle Crag

[Black Pearl]

We have been weather app, weather site and weather channel hopping all week to try and pick the right day to make the two and half hour drive to Cumbria to go walking in the fells.....I'm glad to say we hit the nail on the head. Blue skies all day, lovely and warm without being uncomfortably hot and not too much haze. The wife and I were shattered, the boys didn't seem to be affected in the slightest while the dog thought all his birthdays had come at once. I only took the K30 and 18-55mm, mostly to keep the weight down but also to stop me taking too long taking pictures and not just enjoying a day out as a family.

 

A mix of shots from the day...

 

A view of our goal.

 

 

 

Heading up the valley.

 

 

A photo stop and a bit of a rest.

 

Half way up - Tic-Tac time for Thomas and a bit of cairn building for Dylan.

 

Looking back up Borrowdale towards Derwent Water and Keswick. Grange is in the foreground.

 

There's a ruddy great big drop behind him but I still got a smile.

 

Really is a pretty place The Lakes.

 

[FUJI]

Great stuff BP......

.....Happy Family within great photogrphy.........can't be bad.

Well done.....All of you.

FUJI

[Black Pearl]

Thats my usual route but of late we've used the A66 which is a bit less hassle as getting past the Metro Centre is a nightmare.

[Clicker]

It's a few years since I stopped off there  but it still looks  a great place  to walk and enjoy the things that money just can't buy .. Lovely set BP... Bet you all could eat a horse after all that  walking.

[THELONGMAN]

Brilliant set BP, What a great way to spend with the family, --I salute you,

 

Geoff

[Guest]

Nice set and it's great you had good weather BP.

[Black Pearl]

It's a few years since I stopped off there  but it still looks  a great place  to walk and enjoy the things that money just can't buy .. Lovely set BP... Bet you all could eat a horse after all that  walking.

 

There was a market on in Keswick so we got some local lamb and proper black pudding - stuffed ourselves silly once we got home and the boys even slept in a bit this morning. 

[Clicker]

There was a market on in Keswick so we got some local lamb and proper black pudding - stuffed ourselves silly once we got home and the boys even slept in a bit this morning.

Well ... Probably just as well it was Lamb BP .... Reckon we'd have all been on a sticky wicket if you HAD said it was gee gee ! That sounds like proper black pudding tho' . I only have that when I venture back up north... I'm t 'only one that likes it in my family .... Tut !

[ChrisLumix]

Well ... Probably just as well it was Lamb BP .... Reckon we'd have all been on a sticky wicket if you HAD said it was gee gee ! That sounds like proper black pudding tho' . I only have that when I venture back up north... I'm t 'only that likes it in my family .... Tut !

 

Goes misty-eyed remembering a PROPER fry up:

 

Egg, bacon, black pudding, kidneys, tomatoes, mushrooms, fried bread, maybe a touch of belly of pork (NOT pork belly!!)

[Clicker]

Goes misty-eyed remembering a PROPER fry up:

 

Egg, bacon, black pudding, kidneys, tomatoes, mushrooms, fried bread, maybe a touch of belly of pork (NOT pork belly!!)

 

 Those were the days Chris ....when we counted the number bacon rashers and eggs...and not the calories... yeah well... maybe  all that fell walking is a help for some people !

[Black Pearl]

I have had a cooked breakfast this week; eggs, bacon, black pudding, mushrooms, fried tomatoes but not everything on your list.

Very decent is was too. 

[Guest Ron]

Sounds like heaven BP and good black pudding is to die for..

 

Ron

[annie]

What a lovely set of images,

[Black Pearl]

How are those boots holding up, BP?

 

 

Not too bad though for this walk I reverted to my Berghaus boots as I know they are reliable. The new MountainWarehouse boots have good grip, they are waterproof and feel reasonably comfortable but I'd prefer them to have a more solid sole as you can feel stones and such like through the front section. Not digging in as such but you can tell they aren't rigid. Also the construction isn't as form fitting or supportive as a more expensive boot which is a little disconcerting. The Berghaus boots (which weren't madly expensive) feel like they are designed through experience, wrapping around your foot, cushioning again't rough ground while still being flexible and just feeling better. My The North Face boots which I took a picture of to win the new ones had the same reassuring feel and I've had Merrell's in the past that are the same. I'm not talking about boots that cost hundreds and hundreds, just around the £100-£150 mark but it does seem the little extra is worth it. These MW ones might last years and be fantastic but you get they are made to a cost not to a performance.