Tue 11 May. Mileage today was supposed to be 14.3. My GPS showed 13.9 but it was a very hard day. I could not let Kevin and Julia do all those peaks without me so I went up Red Pike with them. The ascent was long and hard but I made it. The sun shone, the wind was very cold at times but the views were magnificent. At one point we could see 4 lakes, numerous crags and fells, Scotland and the Irish sea at the same time. The drawback was the scramble up and down for about 8 miles - and some of the descents were vertical scree on narrow zig-zag paths dropping dizzy heights. It took us a lot longer than we anticipated and we were all exhausted at the end. kevin very kindly took my rucksack at on point as my knees were giving out and I was stumbling and had one fall but no harm done. He later trapped his ankle and had a slip which caused him some discomfort. Evening meal in the pub was rather poor but Kev said the beer was good. BandB is ok but no TV. Tea or coffee and not en-suite. So fairly basic for the price. Still the beds are clean! No network cover all day so I hope to send this tomorrow morning.
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