After a good nights sleep in the tent I was up at 6:30 to make the morning brews and porridge. A convenient park bench next to our tent made an excellent kitchen worktop and breakfast bar in the morning sun. Ruth's feet were still sore and her ankles swollen with what we assumed was a case of prickly heat. As we packed up I transferred some of the weight from Ruth's rucksack to my own and we set off in search of a pharmacy. The pharmacist's opinion was the same...

Today we had luxurious start, a lie in until 7am and breakfast laid on by the hostel, tea, coffee, toast (home made bread) and as much cereal as we could handle. After finishing a box of crunchy nut cornflakes each we headed out to start our walk. The day began by crossing the railway line and the busy M6. On our way across the field we met two walkers we have spoken to over the last few days, heading back towards town. They are brothers from Burnley who's names...

After a good nights sleep in our tent at Noren Hill Farm. We awoke to a fantastic view of the fells we were due to climb today. We sat on a rock and admired the them while we ate breakfast and drank our tea and coffee. After packing up the camp we headed back to the pub to pick up the lunch we ordered the night before and headed for the fells. The climb out of Patterdale was long and draining but the weather was bright and cool. However we had views back to ...

We awoke on day three to find ice covering the outside of our tent. I stepped into the frosty morning in shorts and flip flops to get the tea and porridge on. As we packed up, the sun rose over the mountains into a clear blue sky and we set off into the Borrowdale Valley and our first of two ascents this day. We followed a beck alongside an imposing Eagle Crag, admiring the many waterfalls and fine views back to the west. The climb steepened as we reached Linin...

The first night testing our new kit went well, the sleeping bags were warm, the sleep mats comfortable and, luckily, the tent waterproof. We were awoken by showers during the night, despite the good forecast, but luckily the day started dry and cool, perfect walking conditions. We also found we had some new neighbours in form of a group of sheep. We had a brief wash in the river, cooked up some porridge for breakfast and packed up the kit for day 2. The walk he...