Wasdale, Lake District

Monday morning was wet, so I went to Keswick to do some shopping. Then I drove to Wasdale, which is on Lake Wastwater, the deepest lake in the Lake District. I had discovered two days before that the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike (977m) is in the Lake District (I really had no idea where the highest mountain was before that), so I decided to climb it. The weather cleared in the early afternoon, although the tops of the mountains were still in cloud. The walk up was relatively easy although it was very windy. At about 700m I entered the cloud cover and visibility dropped to about 30 feet. The wind was the worst I have ever experienced, which made it fun and a bit challenging. I haven't posted a picture from the top of Scarfell Pike, as there was not much to see other than the clouds and a large cairn. I only met two groups of climbers all day as well as one runner! On Tuesday I walked up Pillar (892m). The day was clear so the views from the top were superb. The photo looks south- you can see Scafell Pike, which is the peak in the middle of the photo. On Tuesday night I stayed at the youth hostel and met the first NZers since I left London, a father and daughter from New Plymouth. We had a long chat about trying to drive and navigate in the UK.