Patterdale to Shap

Friday August 27, 2016

(I could not upload today's blog until Saturday because the wifif was so week ant the Kings Arms Hotel.)

Today is a relatively "big day" with 16 miles to walk, but with a very pleasant start. We walked a couple of miles to Glennridding and caught an "Ullswater Steamer" that took us about 7.5 miles to Pooley Bridge. The ride did not shorten our walk, but it was a nice change and the lake was quite pretty.

View from the steamer - light not so good.

View from the "steamer"

Pooley Bridge was a bit of  tourist place - we bought a coffee to go

The first 3 or 4 miles were a gentle climb, mostly on a Roman road (according to Richard) and pretty easy going.

Walking on the "Roman Road"

More rock walls and rock houses

A very nice lane

A handsome farm

Thru a little villiage

"Turn right past the church and thru th gate at the back..."

Sheep everywhere

Lunch in the village green

Is that a "Norman Church"

Julie crossing a fence

Lots of pleasant rivers

Stone Bridge

Another one....

Hiroshi enjoying a beer

English drying facilities

Our pub - bit of a let down

So far on the walk we have not had much of a choice of restaurants for dinner and I am getting sick of "pub food" It is quite surprising how pubs across the area have virtually the same menus. The quality of the food is OK but its all meat and chips and gravy oriented - very little "fresh food" in the form of salad and veggies. There was a little cafe in Orton that I tried for lunch - but the menu was the same as the pub. (I dream of walking around a corner and seeing a California Pizza Kitchen")