The Lake District...................................................................Easter 2011

I have just had a nightmare of a journey home from work in thick fog... I can't believe the speeds some people drive when the conditions are bad.

I am still sorting through  my old images and was looking through my visit to the Lake District during my Easter break last spring.

I have so many I haven't shared... so I will share more from time with a little snippet of info.

The view towards Bassenthwaite Lake from the Whinlatter Pass above Braithwaite.
The mountain to the right is Skiddaw and at 3053ft is the fourth highest peak in Lakeland.

Sitting alongside Bassenthwaite on the old Keswick to Cockermouth road is the lovely little fell Barf.
Barf is only1536ft high but from this side it's a steep climb.
Can you see the white rock in the centre... this is the Bishop Of Barf and can be seen from miles away.

The Bishop of Barf... explained.

On a rocky site at 700 ft and clearly visible from the Cockermouth to Keswick road, is the "Bishop of Barf", a white painted stone marking the spot where, according to local legend, the Bishop of  Derry was killed falling from his horse in 1783, after drunkenly betting he could ride up the hill. Both the Bishop and his horse are said to be buried near a smaller stone, the Clerk, at the base of the hill. The stone was whitewashed each year by staff at the nearby Swan Hotel, until the Hotel was converted to apartments. The whitewashing is now carried out by members of Keswick Mountain Rescue.

Back in Keswick here is another view of Skiddaw from Fitz Park which in 2001 was voted the Loveliest Cricket Ground in England.
I hope to keep these posts quite short... then I start writing.