Matt and Jen joined us that night for the next day, and I decided in my wisdom to head over to Wastewater - great hiking in that part of the Lakes - with the big ones nearby Scarfell etc…and a lovely scenic drive - something I really like in this part of the Lakes.Although Hard Knott pass was looming, and with the ice, snow and a 5 person strong Suzuki Swift, it was a bit of a gamble going this way. We saw one car that had sunk into the boggy grass by the side of the road, maybe the wind or a patch of ice had swerved the car into such a position, but it didn't help the confidence.. The pass itself has a series of hairpin bends going up and down a gradient of 33%, known as the steepest pass in England. Nervous is not an accurate description of how I felt when I saw the drop, and the road, looking more like a river, me in my 4x4 would've been fine, oh sorry my little Suzuki 1.6 Swift - "oh s***!", "oh s***!".We did however make it down after I left Paul up there due to wait restrictions! (just playing)So it was on to Wasdale End and a hike that would take some to Great Gable, high in the clouds and snow-covered, and the others to Sty head. Still pretty high…at 1600 ft Scenery is just stunning, you could see the Scarfell Massif completely covered in snow - gorgeous. I had conquered Scarfell a few months back, but this time around wouldn't have been able to as the snow cover mountain looked a lot more treacherous this time around. After some river jumping, dam building and bog running, well in Jens case "walking on water", and a couple of falls it was back to the pub for a Spud n'beans… Yummy…Then a more sensible ride back to Windermere on the main roads. Again the dark came in at around 3.30, making our hike a good 4 hours long, but shorter than we wanted.Weary and bedraggled we put on our glad rags and went to Giotto's for dinner, a lovely Italian restaurant in Windermere - beware the garlic breads though - they are huge…