SundaySo that was two of the three peaks done - now to do the highest - Whernside.
We drove to the Ribbleshead railway viaduct and started our circular walk there:
Unfortunately still no sign of steam trains :(
Interesting style - I'm not sure why there is a person sized gate on the right and a child-sized gate with steps on the left:
A bit more misty today:
On the summit. I'm not being macho - I just get hot easily, so I am in shirt sleeves to avoid ending up soaked in my own juices :E
Because of the large number of visitors the trails need constant maintenance - I guess these pallets will have been dropped by helicopter ready for installation as paving:
Finally back in the valley we do at last see a train - but just another of these little diesel-multiple-units - not very romantic really:
We drive a different route back to the campground, passing through the little town of Ingleton. This car park in the centre of town, and convenient for the folk music festival running that weekend, allows overnight camping for £2 charge - which is not bad given the location:
We walk across the bridge - there is a sign for a waterfalls, but we find they want £6 per person to enter - so we don't bother. Instead we walk out of town and get to watch a local farmer expertly herd a flock of sheep using 2 dogs and a quad bike - he was so efficient it was a master demonstration of sheep handling:
He did miss one sheep though, which hid around the back of a barn. After he had left it came sneaking out but found all its friends gone. But its flocking instinct took over and it tentatively made for the small flock of a different breed of sheep. There was a bit of a stand off and some posturing as the other sheep weren't too sure about letting it into their flock:
Now we have finished our walk and back at the campground the weather improves:
And Sally can strike up a conversation with our neighbours again:
Best of all tonight was curry night:
