BB1706 : GOBB it !

Thursday 16th February 2017

The South Lakes Donald is away. And as usually when that’s the case, which let’s face it isn’t very often, the rest of the BB’s find it quite difficult to get themselves organised. This time though, Mike was feeling like walking following a few weeks lost to the lurgi, but only managed to get one BOOTboy to come.

So it was that Martin and Mike decided to not drive very far and invite a couple of "guests”. Yes, Guests of Boot Boys, acronym spells GOBB, which Mike thought was a nice sounding word. Simple things….

Mike invited Simon, who he used to work with at the world renowned (by some) Linthwaite House, and Martin invited a local pal, albeit an off-comer, John Sl, famed retired geologist.

We stormed up into the woods, where Martin explained how the The Township and the Landowners works. Click on the link for the details.

As we strode out onto the moorland we encountered some gorgeous cattle; alas NOT Belted Galloways, but pretty good looking all the same.

When we got higher up and near to Lord’s Seat, we were buffeted by a strong wind. The views were not that great but at least it wasn’t raining.

What is Martin waving ?

At the South end of Whitbarrow, all became calm as we walked down through the woods, and we found a new path in this familiar territory to try at the North East end of Witherslack.

Everyone arrived at the same time at the Derby Arms, coming from three different directions; brilliant co-ordination and communication on our part.

 Comitibus: Derby Arms

A large lunch menu interested nobody. It was ham sandwiches all round (which were really good), and several pints later, that is one each not including the ladies, we waddled out, fully sated.

Then there were just three; Martin, Simon and Mike. Oh, and Millie the dog.

The return journey took a different turn at Whitbarrow, going round the bottom.....

..... and over the slab, where all three of us found it treacherously slippery. Crampons or metal studded golf shoes may have been useful, but walking boots weren’t. Click on the link if you want to see what the slab would look like from a mountain bike going at high speed.

This well known rock climbing area also comes under the jurisdiction of the Landowners. Martin can tell you some interesting altercations from the past but if we wrote about it might get picked up as fake news.

We carried on round past Rawson’s Farm, and were so busy chatting that we took a wrong turn, and instead of finishing off the walk via the footpath in the woods, ended up on the road at John Sl's Farm.

Fortuitously we bumped into Bill Sharp who was catching moles with a cake knife, he’s a local farmer whose family live at Flodder Hall (something to do with flooding!), and who knows Martin well. For some interesting history click on The Houses of Lyth.

Arriving back at Mike’s (not mentioned in the history) place a cup of tea was the order of the day. Normally BOOTboys have a pint at the end but we reckon we’d had our share already!

Mike, Thursday 16th February 2017

Map shown: Ordnance Survey 1:50k

BOOTboys routes are put online in gpx format which should work with most mapping software. You can follow our route in detail by downloading bb1706 .

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