Just FYI, the cat was not real.
They are very serious about red squirrels in the UK:
One has been warned:
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Follow Victoria Hoffer's Surf and Turf Adventure: Along coasts and across countries, but hopefully, not into the abyss.
Just FYI, the cat was not real.
They are very serious about red squirrels in the UK:
One has been warned:
It is not uncommon to walk from Ulverston to Coniston as the first stage of the Cubria Way. In fact, I encountered at least a half dozen people to-day who were doing just that, but it is almost 20 miles and this is hill country; it is also rain country. Too much para mí. I had devised a plan whereby I would be picked up by taxi in Winderemere, dropped off in Ulverston some 30 minutes distant, walk to Lowick, about 8+ miles (en route to Coniston), and take the bus back to Ulverston. But the bus schedule did not suit, so I devised a better plan: drop off stuff in Ulverston, have taxi take me on to Lowick, and walk back to Ulverston, and that is what I did!
It did rain, but not for long, and there were certainly hills. Finding the path was problematic several times, but you know, that is simply a feature of this kind of hiking.
Make your way over that sucker!
But once past that, a world or exquisiteness awaited:
There were beds of astilbe in various colors—divine—but the photos came out blurry.
A lily pond, too:
Walks to Ambleside, the far end of Lake Windermere, Bowness being the near end, depending on where you are, of course, get lots of stars; I am all for that! I had downloaded one, then I saw another that looked easier, and I thought that since I would probably walk the walk in both directions—about 6 miles each way, I opted for the easier one. You know what? It was not so easy! Major ups and major downs:
In fact, the reason it was an almost walk is because close to the end was a rocky descent that was muy muy steep and long. It was either do that and take the bus bak or turn around and walk back.
And there were several navigational challenges and rain, but not hot! And I think I bound my bad knee too tightly, so it was hurting. It was a beautiful walk, though.
Here is a sample of an easy part:
The rain clouds had disappeared:
One could access the view point the blue way, Miles without Stiles, or the red way, "Why not make it really hard?":