A short break in the lakes.
One of my oldest buddies and I decided a few days walking in the lakes would be the ideal break and get away. On recommendation from another buddy Tim we booked into the homely accommodation that is Stanley House in Eskdale, my little knowledge of the area didn't really prepare me for the journey across the death defying routes of Wrynose pass and Hardknott pass, nigh on the most treacherous in the UK.. ish.. On our way in we passed some cyclists who had cycled up Hardknott we applauded their feat only to have them say we have Wrynose to go yet and wasn't until we descended in the car we realised what a momentous effort it was that they had cycled up
this pass!!! in my lifetime no way..
Our second day we planned to meet our buddy Zoe from Zoephotography in Liverpool.
We were all scuppered by the everso chilly early morning weather, Zoe took 15mins to scrape the ice from her car.
Caz and myself attempted and survived a death defying drive across the passes, where the drive up steep hills and I mean steep, we slid on ice the car stalled and my heart nearly popped out of my chest!! At the top we waited while drivers below chipped away at the lethal ice that had yet seen the sun and had a chance to thaw but we survived and we are here to tell our fabulous tales of survival and intrepid exploring by my standards....
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