After an early start and a morning of travel we arrived in Keswick still not entirely sure where we were going to stay. After hanging outside Booth's we decided to give the camping and caravan club site right on the Derwent's edge a try. Luckily for us there was plently of space on the backpackers pitch, the staff were very surprised when they asked us the size of our tent (5 man about 4 x 3 m and tall enough to stand in). Apparently no backpackers had ever hiked in with a tent that big before!!! We figured if there was a chance of it being wet, we wanted to be comfortable with a baby and not trying to scrabble around on our hands and knees. After getting set up and unloaded we headed off on an open top ride to take in some of the views.
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| An early morning paddle |
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| Amy gets the hang of sleeping in the tent |
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| Castlerigg stone circle Dan looking for people on Helvellyn |
Amy decided that she could walk on a short break on the way back to Keswick from Castlerigg. I think it was the 23rd May so she must have been 11months and 1 week!!!
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| At the start of the hike |
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| View on the way up Catbells |
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| Amy enjoying a quick snack |
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| Dan chose all these photos don't ask me why he picked a giant sandwich photo |
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| Intrepid mountaineers |
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| Our little pitch |
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| Amy all ready for the rain at the bottom of Skiddaw |
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| Watching clouds forming over Bassenthwaite Lake |
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| Dan having fun with a water bottle |
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| Moving day |
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