Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson

After a terrible nights sleep (long story, it was minus 3 and we were pitched next to a group of boys who only had one volume setting on their car stereo.........very loud).

We drove down the Honister Pass towards Buttermere lake and stopped at the road side next to the Honister slate mine (which is the only working slate mine left in the UK) as this was the start of our walk today.

As we'd had a terrible nights sleep, we both found it really hard work today, we were both absolutely exhausted. But on the positive side the weather was beautiful again with bright sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. The long hard walk up the fell was worth every last ounce of energy.............it was without a shadow of a doubt our favorite view so far. To the North there were excellent views of the Northern fells including Skiddaw and Blencathra. To the North West we could see the coastline (the Solway Firth) and beyond that we could see the Scottish Mountains. To the West you could see Buttermere Lake and Haystacks (Wainwrights favorite mountain and the one where his ashes are scattered). Then to the South and East the other mountains of Lakeland.



After taking in this view for a while we made our way over to Hindscarth and when we reached the summit here, the sun was so warm we stopped for a lay down for 10 minutes!! Then over to Robinson, which included a massive decsent followed by another large ascent. You could see the coast line so clearly from here.

Then we made our way back the way we'd come (which included a great deal of decent and ascent), got back to the car. We then drove over to Keswick (which was packed with Easter weekend visitors) to our favorite bakery for some "nice things".

A fantastic weekend, can't wait for our next visit.