This has to have been the most brilliant day yet, to use the local vernacular for awesome. The most spectacular scenery unfolded as we drove, made sharp by a clear, sunny day, first to Glenridding for a look at a friends home territory on Ullswater Lake. On the way to Keswick we stopped briefly to view, together with several hikers and cyclists, the Castlerigg Stone Circle. Standing in the centre of this ancient monument, to we know not what, we tried to take photos of the mountainous views that surrounded us. At least it got me trying out some of the features on the digital camera not heretofore explored.
Caldbeck was our first stop for victuals, cheese scone with tea, which sustained us through a mad purchasing spree in the mill shop of knitting kits, notions and items knitted and woven from hand spun hardwick sheep wool among other sources.
We resorted to Madam, our name for Lionel's SatNav gadget, to guide us back to the route on our return from a wonderful excursion in the Cumbrian Mountains.