Return to the Lakes - The Rain Came Down!

Considering Cumbria’s reputation for rain and the poor forecast I’ve been very lucky on this trip - there’s been a bit of drizzle a couple of times but the first time I actually got rained on was dashing from the hotel to the car when I left to come home. I had a choice of 3 routes, down the M6 from Penrith or go over to Scotch Corner then down the A1 or onto the M1; there were no more than a few miles or minutes between these so I decided to stick with the A1. An advantage of going across to Scotch Corner is that the Greggs there is the furthest point South I’ve found Stotties (an oven bottom bread unique to NE England) for sale so I bought a pack of 2. 

Overall it’s been a successful trip albeit with a few issues such as the scooter failing (the replacement suspension arm is on order) but nothing I couldn’t work round. It was a shame missing out on seeing Bluebird K7 at Coniston but everything I heard whilst I was there convinced me I’d made the right decision to simply avoid the area. The two hotels were very different but both good in their own way and both very friendly. 

There were a couple of days when I should have planned more activities - it’s always difficult to tell how long I’ll be at places, and how long I’ll last out; losing the scooter didn’t help, I simply ran out of steam a couple of days but equally I managed to walk further than I expected. I’m still firming up plans for my next long trip to North East England so I’ll make sure that where there are contingency plans where I might have spare time.