Glad you enjoyed your brief visit to our village (Shap) and one of the local pubs(the Greyhounds) looking forward to viewing the next one as you begin the walk through the Westmorland Dales
We plan to revisit Shap at some point so that we can fill in the stage leaving Shap that we missed. We should have more energy to explore it next time. It looked like a lovely town.
Patterdale to Shap was once again a pleasant day, bright sunshine approx 75F with a slight breeze. By the time I got to High Street (A Roman Road) I was ready for a snack and a coffee. After that it it was the very steep decent down to the Valley and the Haweswater Reservoir for a 10 minute rest to look around the drowned Village on the edge of reservoir. Before setting off to Shap Abbey and eventually Shap village for my over night stop in the pub garden.
12:33 Do you know the connexion between runes and that bridge? In Sweden one rune stone was found next to a bridge. It read "so and so built this bridge after her husband, pray for his soul" ...
I like to stay true the guides in this case AW left it to walkers to navigate HIS route to your preference e.g instead of Ennerdale Water right hand side you could have gone the high level route to the left hand side of Ennerdale Water and ended up at Honister Slate Mine (but then you would have missed Black Sail Pass/YHA hut) The far side of Haweswater is road and a better walk, also you might have got to see red squirrels. I wouldn't have gone down Kidsty Pike but down by the Rigg, the green spit of land you saw to the right as you came down, this is a slightly longer stretch but better for the feet. I am very much enjoying your videos, I hope your feet recovered in short time.
Wow. Very Scenic. Looked kind of crazy that once you got to the peak, there was a bunch of other people there. I had the impression, that you were quite alone.
@@staceyandmollypilgrims I wouldn't be surprised if antiquity authorities had discretely added some fortifications. Bad enough to lose the Church during the Reformation, they don't want to lose the ruin too.
11:52 Really good instinct you had! _"It contains a compound called atropine, which can affect your horse's autonomic nervous system. Raw potatoes are more dangerous than cooked potatoes, but potato poisoning is still possible even in the form of gnocchi, chips or other potato-based foods."_ I don't think someone else's horse is safer than your own.
Avoid the steep decent and the long rocky walk along the reservoir by turning left before Kidsty and following the ridge parallel to Haweswater - you should come out with only about 1/3 of the reservoir before reaching the dam.
That would have been a better option. We also found out that some people walked along the road on the other side of the lake, and others took a boat down the middle of the lake. Any of those would have been preferable to what we did. We also only saw one person the entire time we were walking the way that we went - but it was the "official" way in our guidebook. I think most other people had been warned.
@@staceyandmollypilgrims if you read Wainright's guide, he'll say the walk is from coast to coast, starting at one point and ending at another - how you get there is up to you. I'm thinking of doing a E to W crossing - I only live 4 miles from St Bees so I can walk home after I finish.
@@staceyandmollypilgrimsyou can drink the water from many of the lakes and also from the rivers if you’re close to the source and there aren’t any dead sheep in the water, it’s delicious.
Glad you enjoyed your brief visit to our village (Shap) and one of the local pubs(the Greyhounds) looking forward to viewing the next one as you begin the walk through the Westmorland Dales
We plan to revisit Shap at some point so that we can fill in the stage leaving Shap that we missed. We should have more energy to explore it next time. It looked like a lovely town.
Patterdale to Shap was once again a pleasant day, bright sunshine approx 75F with a slight breeze. By the time I got to High Street (A Roman Road) I was ready for a snack and a coffee. After that it it was the very steep decent down to the Valley and the Haweswater Reservoir for a 10 minute rest to look around the drowned Village on the edge of reservoir. Before setting off to Shap Abbey and eventually Shap village for my over night stop in the pub garden.
That was our most tiring day. I think the previous three caught up with us.
Last day in the Lake District. So beautiful
Thanks. Yes, it was incredibly beautiful!
12:33 Do you know the connexion between runes and that bridge?
In Sweden one rune stone was found next to a bridge. It read "so and so built this bridge after her husband, pray for his soul" ...
No, but I love stories like that.
I struggled along the edge of lake also, my biggest and hardest day, I was worn out at Shap.
It was such a tough stage in terms of footing. It cost me for the rest of the summer.
I like to stay true the guides in this case AW left it to walkers to navigate HIS route to your preference e.g instead of Ennerdale Water right hand side you could have gone the high level route to the left hand side of Ennerdale Water and ended up at Honister Slate Mine (but then you would have missed Black Sail Pass/YHA hut)
The far side of Haweswater is road and a better walk, also you might have got to see red squirrels. I wouldn't have gone down Kidsty Pike but down by the Rigg, the green spit of land you saw to the right as you came down, this is a slightly longer stretch but better for the feet.
I am very much enjoying your videos, I hope your feet recovered in short time.
I wouldn't have wanted to miss the Black Sail Pass, but defitely will take the other side of the lake next time.
Wow. Very Scenic. Looked kind of crazy that once you got to the peak, there was a bunch of other people there. I had the impression, that you were quite alone.
We were pretty alone on some days, but there were a couple of groups doing that hike in day 4, and we were around them for the first few hours.
I just saw that Patterdale means St. Patrick's Dale!
Good timing, and belated blessed St. Patrick's day!
Love that!
13:53 Reminds me so much of St. Peter's Church Ruin in Sigtuna ... or was St. Olaf a ruin too? I even think so ...
It was a beautiful site, but I won’t be surprised if that tower falls soon. It looked pretty unstable.
@@staceyandmollypilgrims I wouldn't be surprised if antiquity authorities had discretely added some fortifications.
Bad enough to lose the Church during the Reformation, they don't want to lose the ruin too.
11:52 Really good instinct you had!
_"It contains a compound called atropine, which can affect your horse's autonomic nervous system. Raw potatoes are more dangerous than cooked potatoes, but potato poisoning is still possible even in the form of gnocchi, chips or other potato-based foods."_
I don't think someone else's horse is safer than your own.
7:31 looks like jamón y queso ... yummy!
Avoid the steep decent and the long rocky walk along the reservoir by turning left before Kidsty and following the ridge parallel to Haweswater - you should come out with only about 1/3 of the reservoir before reaching the dam.
That would have been a better option. We also found out that some people walked along the road on the other side of the lake, and others took a boat down the middle of the lake. Any of those would have been preferable to what we did. We also only saw one person the entire time we were walking the way that we went - but it was the "official" way in our guidebook. I think most other people had been warned.
@@staceyandmollypilgrims if you read Wainright's guide, he'll say the walk is from coast to coast, starting at one point and ending at another - how you get there is up to you. I'm thinking of doing a E to W crossing - I only live 4 miles from St Bees so I can walk home after I finish.
Ouch, you have a sore throat!
Get better, Molly!
It got worse, but she is healthy now. You should see her run!
@@staceyandmollypilgrims good!
10:47 They didn't? _Tu m'étonnes !_ as they say here.
Did you have to carry a lot of water on this section? It didn't look like you passed any places where there would be water taps.
Yes, lots of water and food. There wasn’t anywhere to stop all day.
@@staceyandmollypilgrimsyou can drink the water from many of the lakes and also from the rivers if you’re close to the source and there aren’t any dead sheep in the water, it’s delicious.