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BB1432
: Just One Cornetto ?
Wednesday
27th August 2014
What
a beautiful thing is a summer's day.
That
was John's opening sentiment except that, for some strange
reason, he said it in Italian:
Che bella cosa è na jurnata ’e sole
Then
off he strode at remarkable pace, whistling as he walked
(although at this early juncture the day was not yet
a beautiful thing).
Haweswater
We
left a rather low Haweswater (the sunken village walls
being visible) and, on arriving at the hidden cauldron
of Blea Water we stopped.
"Why
are you so cheerful?" Tony asked John.
"How
come you're going so fast?" queried Stan.
"It's
my new boots," said John. "They're so comfy."
Blea
Water
A
discussion ensued about boot manufacturers and the various
merits of their boots. Some of us have a preference
for Salomon but John's narrow foot better suits the
Asolo last.
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John's
new Asolo boots
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The
boot debate
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We
then climbed up to the Rough Crag ridge. On Long
Stile, certain members of the group weren't so comfy
in their boots. Or in their skin. The path
was steep and although technically easy, there were
some long drops to either side if your boots (or you)
were no longer made for walking. John just carried
on whistling.
What
was that tune?
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Climbing
up to Rough Crag and.....
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.....
looking down to Blea Water
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Of
greater concern to me, where was the SD card for my
camera?
Answer:
left behind in my computer which explains why the photos
in this report are not up to the usual standard, having
been taken on my (rather old) phone.
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Looking
down Long Stile to Rough Crag
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Comitibus
: High
Street
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High
Street panorama looking west
High
Street was fairly quiet but when we looked across to
Kidsty Pike, it was heaving. On our way there
we discovered why. We met first one then another
American couple- one from Seattle, the other from California.
They and presumably most of the other folk up
there were doing the Coast to Coast walk.
The
day was fairing up as we stopped for lunch by some rocks
above a certain death drop.
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Stan
and Martin above certain death
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Tony
doing what he des best
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By
now this summer's day really was a beautiful thing.
I just fancied an Ice Cream. That was it, I realised.
What John had been whistling was "Just One
Cornetto." It would have been lovely if he
could give one to me but he hadn't brought any.
We
decided to return the way less travelled, bidding farewell
to the C2C folk.
Looking
down to Hayeswater, we could see that the dam had now
been partially removed and the level was reverting to
tarn level.
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Hayes
water
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Martin
on Low Raise summit
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Rampsgill
Head and High Raise Wainwrights were bagged for John,
who had now taken to hum dum de dum dumming the
tune.
Low
Raise followed and a problem. We knew which way
to go but I thought I should do a gps test as I have
not fuly mastered my new Garmin.
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When
I pointed it to the North, it told me it
pointed North. But when I turned South
it told me I was looking North East.
I
kept turning turning round but with the
same result.
I
called Martin to check his gps against mine,
Our
route according to the map should be at
164 degrees. Martin's confirmed the
direction. Mine rated the direction
as 12 degrees.
Something
wrong somewhere.
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The
GPS comparison test
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The
descent certainly was the route less travelled. Roughty-tufty
ground that was quite hard going, followed by bracken.
In the distance a large herd of deer could be
seen.
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A
low Ullswater comes back into view
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There
was a bit of old man silliness at the end.
John had to be back home early so
he and Martin, who had travelled with him,
decided to hurry back to his car. They
crossed the beck. I thought "I wouldn't
have gone that way". My way would
have been faster. So I had to prove that
I was right.
A
quick gallop down what was left of the hill
and through a bit of wood brought me out
to the bridge over a stream a good two seconds
before their arrival.
Yes!!
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John
was still whstling and humming. I had to ask.
"I know this summer's day has been a beautiful
thing but why are you so fixated on Just One Cornetto?"
"What
do you mean?" he responded.
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"Well
you have been on with it all day."
"No,"
he said. "It's nothing to do
with ice cream. It's my new boots.
They are so comfy that there was a
song I couldn't get out of my mind."
It
was the Pavorotti one about the beautiful
day that starts:
Che bella cosa è na jurnata ’e sole
Then
it dawned on me what he meant.
Asolo
Mio.
My new boots.
Don,
Thursday 4th September 2014
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Re
Jogging
Your Memory
My
apologies. If you clicked on the link to Ian's Land's End to John o'Groats bike ride
in aid of Beating
Bowel Cancer
last week and found the gifting page not working, it's
my fault. The link has now been corrected and
you should have no problem in making your donation at Justgiving
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| STATISTICS:
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BB1432
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| Date:
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Thursday
5th September 2014
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| Distance
in miles
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9.3
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| Height
climbed in feet
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2,661
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| Features:
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High
Street, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head
High Raise
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| Comitibus:
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Don, John
Hn, Martin C, Terry,
Tony, Stan
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BOOTboys
routes are put online in gpx format which
should work with most mapping software. You can follow
our route in detail by downloading bb1432 .
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discover which Wainwright top was visited on which BB outing
- although it may not be that up to date - see: Which
Wainwright When?
For the totals of the mileages and heights (ditto) see: BB Log.
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