Backtracking to Scotland & the Lake District

The long awaited trip to a very wet North, not ventured into since teanage years. 4 nights in the lake Driatrict, stayed in youth hostels at Ambleside & Keswick. two very different hostels, Ambleside was cheery but Keswick a bit gloomy, never mind spent all day travelling round the area.
Plotted a route to see stone circles mostly also taking in anything that looked interesting on the way.

Swindale circle, on top of a hill, lonley, windswept, very atmospheric, noone else there, just mee & sheep. Long walk to get there all uphill & knackered me. I took loads of photos and waited ages for a sunny spell to move my way but it fizzeled out so pics are a bit gloomy.

The stones are all angles but still in there origonal places and lovely lichen patterns on some.

Next stop was a look at the sea. Very empty, and the water was CCCCCold.

Great selection of pebbles , collectes a load  and carried them in my socks. Patterns in the sand never fail to facinate me.

To be continued......