Monday 28/09/09 I'm in my tent ruckled up in a warm sleeping bag, the day's walk has been good and tomorrow beckons with a fresh appeal, in other words all is well with the world and this is the height of contentment I get from my stravaigin around the country, travel light, on your own, stay where you will (within obvious reason). And then the rains come down and things change, rain lashing the tent is a good thing, it reaffirms the justification for having a tent and there is a sublime pleasure in being safe from the elements which are thwarted by a mere millimetre or so of protection, so have another brew and enjoy this high and lonely place. But then as the hours go by the thoughts turn to the morrow and what to do if it keeps on raining, well speculation is rendered to the sidelines as it does rain for about the next 18 hours! in the morning I (quite happily) resign myself to the prospect of an extended "fester" and at six in the morning give it another six hours to clear up, well of course this was wishful thinking and at noon in the pouring rain I broke camp, headed down out of the cloud to Coniston, had a pint in the Sun Hotel (expensive) and then caught the bus to Ambleside where the sun was shining, this is the Lakeland I love so much.
Thursday, 1 October 2009
LOITERING WITHIN TENT!
Monday 28/09/09 I'm in my tent ruckled up in a warm sleeping bag, the day's walk has been good and tomorrow beckons with a fresh appeal, in other words all is well with the world and this is the height of contentment I get from my stravaigin around the country, travel light, on your own, stay where you will (within obvious reason). And then the rains come down and things change, rain lashing the tent is a good thing, it reaffirms the justification for having a tent and there is a sublime pleasure in being safe from the elements which are thwarted by a mere millimetre or so of protection, so have another brew and enjoy this high and lonely place. But then as the hours go by the thoughts turn to the morrow and what to do if it keeps on raining, well speculation is rendered to the sidelines as it does rain for about the next 18 hours! in the morning I (quite happily) resign myself to the prospect of an extended "fester" and at six in the morning give it another six hours to clear up, well of course this was wishful thinking and at noon in the pouring rain I broke camp, headed down out of the cloud to Coniston, had a pint in the Sun Hotel (expensive) and then caught the bus to Ambleside where the sun was shining, this is the Lakeland I love so much.
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