BB1938 : The Number of the Beast

Thursday 21st November 2019

666 is the Number of the Beast in the Book of Revelations, I reminded them.  Now give me a meaning for each of the other numbers with three identical single digits.

Obviously 999 was the immediate reply.  No explanation needed and, hopefully, no need for Police, Ambulance, Fire or Mountain Rescue today.

By the time we had reached the end of the track and the start of the rough climb to Capple Howe they had added 888, Three Fat Ladies or the name of a Casino website.

A little further on lay our main objective, Sour Howes.  Despite the bitterly cold wind, the boys were getting into the spirit of things now.  What about 222 as worn by a couple of ballet dancers?  Oh, yes!  There's the Reverend Desmond Tutu, too!

Meanwhile, Tony's love affair with his new old camera continued.

And mine with my old new camera!

Across the Troutbeck Valley lay Wansfell.  Or as Tony called it One-one-onesfell.

The descent to the village is quite dramatic and, if it were not for the clear path, you could think yourself in need of a 999 call.  A plane flew over.  It’s a Boeing 777 said Martin.  That was Tim Farron’s majority at the last election noted Tony.

We lunched at the Post Office café.  The Paninis were nice but the Union Jack was wrong.  It had the narrow diagonal strip at the top, not the broad one.  O, O, O, I said to the proprietor.  Are you in danger?  He didn’t understand the significance.

Our route now was along Robin Lane.  More photo opportunities for Tony.

And for me!

We debated whether to continue to Ambleside but decided instead to drop down to the Lowwood Hotel to catch the bus there.  Tony and Martin took a great interest in some old farm machinery.

How that gave Martin the inspiration is lost on me but suddenly he called out.  I've got 444! It's the score before the final goal in that famous football match- Forfar 5 : Fife 4.

Tony was stuck on 333.  The best I can come up with, he said, is the old long-playing record. Thirty three and a third revolutions per minute.  We couldn’t improve on that.

Down at the Lowwood waiting for the bus, we were struggling to finish the set.  And then, suddenly, as if by divine providence, there was the revelation.

Let him that hath understanding count the number of the bus: for it shall take you to Ings and its number is five hundred and fifty five.

Don, 21st November 2019

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Comments:

Graham:  The number 666 brings to my mind, as someone with a very long interest in mountains, the eccentric and occultist Aleister Crowley, who was involved in strange antics and tragedy in the mountains. For a little light relief during our dark evenings, the following throws some light on this strange character who you would not want to meet on our fells -  Aleister-Crowley.

Don:  Ah, yes.  Old Creepy Crowley.

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STATISTICS

BB1938 : The Number of the Beast

Date:

Thursday 21st November 2019

Features:

Sour Howes

Comitibus:

Don, Martin, Tony

Distance in miles (Garmin):

10.1

Height climbed in feet (OS):

2,086

GPX track

BB1938.gpx

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