Training Weekend

My lovely friend from work is a day older than me; and since our 40th Birthdays she has organised the most fantastic Women's Walking Weekends in the Lakes (and sometimes North Wales) This year we were staying in Patterdale in a lovely pub near Brotherswater. The weather had been looking dicey the whole week; although it had been very changeable; heavy rain to fog. In the end it was very foggy; which meant that any high level walks were out of the question. We managed a 7 mile walk along the valley to Ullswater; and got back for tea in the Pub at about 6. Good to sample the local beers  - one of the things I am looking forward to about my walk is a chance to sample the local beers in the Lakes and the Dales. On Sunday we did a short stroll up Aira Force; the weather was splendid; and that meant there were lots more people about. Our weekend ended as usual with sampling the tea and cake at the National Trust Tearooms.