C2C Day 5 Patterdale to Shap November 2010

2 months have passed since 4 of us tackled Day 3 & 4 of The Coast to Coast walk, in what could be described as perfect conditions for walking.
Finding accommodation for this walk was a little easier than the last stage, due to the time of the year, perhaps.
Staying in Patterdale on the friday night, we drove north from Elslack for about 2 hours til we finally made it to The White Lion in Patterdale, our overnight accommodation.
Having enjoyed a hearty meal and a brisk walk with the dogs, to settle them down for the night, we all retired to our rooms quite early. We had a long day ahead of us and a relatively early start.
On waking the next morning, we were in for a big surprise, though we shouldn't have been, as it had been forecast all week....yes, you've guessed it...It had snowed heavily overnight!!
Memories came flooding back from Day 1 & 2 of the walk, back in April, but we couldn't help but laugh!!
Setting off later than planned 9-30 am we left Patterdale in beautiful sunshine..and found ourselves several hours later in a complete 'white out'. The fog had come down and visibility was practically nil! Fortunately, we were with 2 experienced fell walkers/runners who came equipped with compasses.

The photos don't show the tough conditions at the top, as it was just too cold to get the camera out and the views were non existent, due to fog.
The last photo shows Haweswater at about 4pm when we still had another 4 miles to walk! Hence, we walked the last 3 miles in pitch black..with the help of a couple of head lamps.

November Snow

Winter arrived early in Elslack and the rest of Yorkshire at the end of November. We reached very low temperatures, though not as low as January of this year.

The best thing about the snow, in my opinion, is the opportunity to take some great photos of the house and garden.