Dan, Meg and Josh on our first break in the sunshine.
The first peak we reached, 1 out of 13.
The rain closing in on us.
Helvellyn summit, always brings back the best memories. This was where Josh and took me on my first ‘proper’ walk on the 1st June, 2014. 4 whole years ago – almost to the day but not quite.
Finally back out on the hills! What started off as a beautiful, warm day ended up turning into the most horrendous weather, with cold rain lashing down for almost an hour half way in to our hike. It really did suck! I was thankful Josh made me pack my waterproof and I had a fleece with me to stay warm because the rain was so cold, Josh’s hands went white because of poor circulation 🙁 So for those of you who don’t know what the hell a Bob Graham round is, it features 5 different legs and is a running route for those who are very keen runners. It can take 24 hours plus and much much longer if you’re not a runner or haven’t trained. We did the second leg which wasn’t even the hardest part and consisted of 13 peaks in 20km. We didn’t even complete it fully as Meg’s leg was very sore from a fall the day before and to be quite honest I could not be arsed after having walked in a thunderstorm with soggy feet! We did manage most of it and only cut out 3km which would’ve taken us up Farifield Horseshoe and back down the way we came so I guess we completed it pretty much 😉 I’m not sure I want to give it another go, it was very tough going and was up-hill for most of the way, it wasn’t pleasant, especially in the muggy weather. I much prefer to walk in the Winter, your water stays cold, you can wrap up warm and the views are much clearer on a sunny day. Plus, you don’t get a snotty nose and itchy eyes from hay fever either! For those interested in a bit of hiking and would like to see the route we did I’ll share the link here. Now, time for dinner, a cuppa tea and I might catch up with Love Island as I’ve not bothered with it for a week. Not sure I’m into it this time around… We’ll see. Love, L. x