FRIDAY 20^TH  

We woke this morning to actually see a pale blue sky however by the time we had breakfast it was past and the clouds and mist have rolled over yet again.

Yesterday the forecast was for it to clear around 3.00pm so we went off to our local pub for lunch and then to Grasmere Lake and village however the promise didn’t come to being.  Grasmere is a really pretty little place and obviously very expensive to live in.  We went for a walk however unless you are prepared to tramp through the long wet grass it is impossible to get right down to the lake except near a café where there are boats for hire.  I went down to the edge and started taking photos.  Ian stayed and talked to the man and noticed the sign that said if you wanted to take photos on his patch then you needed to spend money in his café so Ian bought a Kit Kat (big spender) and when I came back up I picked up some post cards after discovering that he was the photographer.  He certainly has a great place to get some interesting shots.  Just missed a Photography Exhibition when we got back into the village.  

There are dozens of walking tracks around the area and walkers are well catered for with places to park their cars on these little narrow roads.  It’s hard to find other places to stop and take in the sights as you drive around.