High Cup Nick, 27 July 2013

Sunshine, and lots of it!  In Cumbria, really?  Yes, really, so on with the sun-cream off to the hills around the left rim of High Cup Nick, past many a frog, to a small chasm with a stream at the top for a paddle at lunchtime.  On the descent, we had the valley to ourselves, in all its glory, which was an even more astonishing luxury than the continued blazing sunshine.

To be able to look back several miles up the valley, to the boulder field by which we'd entered it, was a reminder of what a great single-day walk we'd had - and the relative peace in the pub over dinner was a reminder of the energy expended.