Sunday, 23 August 2015

Day 2 - Cleator to Ennerdale Water

We stock up on biscuits and chocolate bars at the local store, then tackle the 300m climb, through forests and over farm land, to the top of Dent Hill.  The weather is clear, and we have good views out over the countryside to the Isle of Man, Scotland, and the picturesque Sellafield Nuclear Reactor.

View looking east (the direction in which we are heading) from Dent Hill

Then down into a Wind-in-the-willows-esque valley.


We have lunch at a country pub in the village of Ennerdale Bridge, then make our way along the side of heather clad Ennerdale Water. 


The Ennerdale valley is apparentlly the least populated in England, and the definition of serenity; all of which make it the perfect place for the RAF to use for training fighter pilots in low altitude flying.  Unfortunately I didn't get any photos of the jets.  By the time we saw them hurtling overhead, they were gone again.

We spent the night at the Ennerdale Water YHA, where I rediscovered why I hate dormitories.

Distance walked today : 18km





1 comment:

  1. Phil Smith25 August 2015 at 02:16

    Yes, spend all day in the remotest valley in the country, then spend the night in a dormitory. If anything could make a dormitory feel worse that could. I always think I've stumbled into a rehab centre for acute snorers.
    Very pleased to hear you're heading this direction again F&K. Was starting to think you were going to walk clear round the planet. I can imagine the both of you reaching the end point of the Bataan Death March, turning around and wandering off back to the start again 'cause there was a section in the middle (around that little valley where Jack dropped dead of exhaustion), that you felt you hadn't quite put enough effort into. And it's so pretty this time of year, what with all the goats and turtles. :) Looking forward to catching up. phil

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