Day4: Grasmere to Patterdale

Lovely weather for walking and we started with a bit of a climb to the pretty mountain lake of Grisedale Tarn. There we separated and Jen and I did the Grisedale valley route into Patterdale  while Pat and Andrew walked  via St Sunday Crag. We are pleased to say we covered almost exactly the same distance (Jen and Andrew both have pedometers!) Although the men's route had long hard slog and a steep descent. They also travelled rather fast wanting to reach Patterdale before us- which they did. And then a worried Patrick went and asked in the village post office whether 2 women had come in looking for husbands!! He got a strange look... Despite the initial uphill I enjoyed the day and have thought of a new saying " its not the steep hard slog which throws one but the obstacles in one's path. " It was a relief not to have to contend with boulders, mud or bog but a pleasant path. Sadly our BandB had a Closed till 4pm notice and we had arrived early,
But we walked (slowly) down to Ullswater and had a cup of tea. Now we are in the lounge of The Old Water View inn, a place full of walkers  and stories. Fascinating.
One man has walked Striding Edge on his birthday since he was 12. He is now 51years old! Irish!