Easter Sunday so after a relaxed Easter Breakfast, painting our eggs as is tradition in our family, we set off far too late for a walk.
One day I will learn how walls that look short on maps in reality take many hours.
Parking in Millbeck Underskiddaw, we set off up a very steep path (is any path up Skiddaw not very steep?)
We stopped for a picnic lunch at an outcrop with a gorgeous view over Derwent Water, from a slightly different aspect to what I have seen before. Evie enjoyed a good run around and then we made the decision that despite our height gain, Skiddaw was well and truely out of our sights today.
We toyed with Dodd but from where we were it would have been a big down to go up, to go down and finish a fair way from the car.
So instead we agreed that the best thing was just to enjoy the beauty of the day, give Evie another decent run around, and head back down.
Despite no summits – it was still a very lovely walk and a big effort when carrying a Bean!
Around the world with Evie Bean 