The Lakes in August

Had another great trip to Cathy's last week. I had taken on board the customer feedback after last year's walk up Coniston's Old Man. So this time we did a shorter walk from Grasmere village to Easedale Tarn. Having a Tarn as a destination seems like a good idea, as the children do like to paddle and attempt to skim stones across the water. It does provide a good spot to have a rest before heading back down.
There were some people swimming in the tarn, but I didn't hear any of our party asking about this.

 

On a sunny afternoon, our children did don wetsuits and have a swim in Grasmere which was good to see. I was tempted to have a swim myself, but the water really was quite cool, and sadly I didn't have my wetsuit with me. Phew!

Another highlight of the trip, for Hannah especially, was the discovery of a "Herdy" shop in Grasmere. This sells a range of goods based on pictures of sheep. Very nice, but also as I found at the till, quite expensive when impulse buying gathers pace unchecked!

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