Ulswater,two fells, a bit of canoe and some glamping,....PIC HEAVY,..

[ex-member Raikey]

hey folks,...

Easter was planned by my mrs as a gentle glamp lakeside it ended up a little different,...the drive up, and the Met office report promised snow


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arrived on thursday at Waterside House Farm just off Pooley Bridge on the shore of Ullswater....


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emphasis on the glamping here ,..i like my big tent comfort,...and a beer....


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getting ready for some hill,..my Mrs....she loves it ,.bless her


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first day, a bit of a paddle and some bbq,...driftwood abundent,....


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paddled into Pooley Bridge,...saw Joe Mceldry (the mrs told me who he was,..,..bought some bread,.went back to camp,...fell asleep thinking about Joe,..

LOVE YOU JOE!!!!!

this was parked at the side of us,....

i must say,..sorry if it was you,..and blame the Jamesons,....

you dint have to move that far away tho,...maybe pull a chair and share a story,..ah well,....

i think maybe our nocturnsal declarations of our love for Joe may have gotten out of hand,...sorry mr Lanndy rooftent mann,.


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next day after a good breaky,..and lots of coffee.,,,,,

at the foot of Hallenfell,..some Scouts selling drinks but i had no cash and they dint take placcy,...sorry if it was you


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she dunt look happy,...


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Jess holding up our destination,..


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got to the top eventually,....

looking North up Ulswater,..


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yay,..at the top,...

Joel ,...looking decidedly unacheived,..but a nice look northery up Ullswater..


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more whiskey,...loads of bad weather and a few walks later i found some pictures on the camera,..

i will do my very best to commentate,....



went to a water fall,...neeeded a poo,..came home,..


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the falls,..


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on the way up . quite a big pine,..

my nephew doing his usual pose,...booooooooooooom!!!!


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next day we had a go at Arthurs pike..

not massive but we have an 11 and 8 year old,...

but we got there,...

Joel found an eye on a stick and dint let go of it all day,...


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so, Jess at Arthurs Pike, looking North up Ulswater,....


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hahaha
my Mrs, and my mates Mrs on Arthurs Pike, i must add,..the girls got there 15 minutes before us,...

My mate thinking hes in Rio,.....


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looking North,...

our tent is down there somewhere,.....


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yours truly .


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had a rate good laugh,...

probably got looooaaaaads more photos, but its late......

Went to Keswick too and bought some blackpudding??!!!! cant find the pictures,...but nowt rate good happened,..(who wants pictures of black pudding?,.

 

[Shewie]

Top stuff mate

You're lass has the same look Carol gets when I get I drag up a hill now and then, they love it

The new noo looks the mutts, we'll get a trip planned after May sometime.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

Top stuff mate

You're lass has the same look Carol gets when I get I drag up a hill .

hahaha dint exactly drag her up mate,...

she loves it,...and she was at the top with a hip flask waiting,.....

 

[WULF]

Great pics Stu,some very arty shots too.The weather looks nice and sunny on some of your pictures and yet we were in kendal which int far away and never saw any sun...huh.

We are blessed that the wives/kids love the hills eh mate!!

Thanks for sharing mate.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Yay! Looks like gret fun matey! Proper Rubber Dingy Rapids!

Now for pics if the pudding please.

 

[Shewie]

hahaha dint exactly drag her up mate,...

she loves it,...and she was at the top with a hip flask waiting,.....

That's what she wants you to think, they're sneaky like that

Ask her if she wants to go shopping in Leeds or climb a big hill, go on I dare you

 

[barking badger]

Wow some great pics there mate looks like a great time was had by all . By the way who is Joe maceldry

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[demographic]

I've always liked Ulswater, nice lake the areas got far less charvers on massive boats that go nowhere than Windermere.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

That's what she wants you to think, they're sneaky like that

Ask her if she wants to go shopping in Leeds or climb a big hill, go on I dare you

hahah ok mate,...

we both know the answer there eh,....

 

[ex-member Raikey]

Great pics Stu,some very arty shots too.The weather looks nice and sunny on some of your pictures and yet we were in kendal which int far away and never saw any sun...huh.

We are blessed that the wives/kids love the hills eh mate!!

Thanks for sharing mate.

Steve,..

we looked at Kendal first too,....

it was sunny thursday , but then that was it,....

were you glamping?

 

[WULF]

Typical!!we arrived friday.......
No glamping mate..... we stayed at the sister in laws,good food,good beer and a nice log burner

Steve,..

we looked at Kendal first too,....

it was sunny thursday , but then that was it,....

were you glamping?

 

[Partickpebbles]

Nice thread thanks for sharing!

 

[ex-member Raikey]

Nice thread thanks for sharing!

Cheers mate,..

we enjoyed it,...i reckon less whisky and more walking next time though ,...

i never seem to get the balance right.

 

[gsfgaz]

Cheers for that , it looked a cracking family outing , smile's all round ...

 

[vizsla]

Awesome buddy iv just got back myself cant beat the lakes. Great pics

 

[ex-member Raikey]

Cheers for that , it looked a cracking family outing , smile's all round ...

Awesome buddy iv just got back myself cant beat the lakes. Great pics

i know!!,..we dont go up often enough, forgotten how nice it is,...

cant describe some of the views,..the pictures dont do 10% justice ,...

its like your eyes arent big enough to take in the views,...

i cant stop looking at the maps, doing a recce for the next one already,.....love it...

cheers...

 

[lannyman8]

now then Stu, my laptop is covered in drule

reason 1, your noo is awesome and im very green

reason 2, that lanny is bloomin fan dabi dozey........

 

[mentalnurse]

looking good stu,

 

[ex-member Raikey]

looking good stu,

int your van round there somewhere Carl?

 

[drewdunnrespect]

That's what she wants you to think, they're sneaky like that

Ask her if she wants to go shopping in Leeds or climb a big hill, go on I dare you

shewie do u have a death wish cos the answer will deffos be shopping in leeds and you will be paying for it so bank manager kill you