the lake district

Come on in, pull up a chair, and take those muddy wellies off. I need to tell you about our week away to the Lake District.


We spent most of our time in Wasdale, home to Wast Water, which was voted Britain's favourite view.



Luckily, the weather was relatively nice, which is considered to be quite miraculous in this part of the world. It rained heavily the first day we got to the campsite and since we backpack camp -- or wilderness camp, as what they call in England -- we were confined to our small tent before deciding to head to the pub for dinner. (There are pubs everywhere in England, no matter now small the village is!)

Luckily, the weather allowed us to explore some of the area, including walking up to Scafell Pike, the highest peak in all of England.



The latter part of our trip was spent in a little village, Braithwaite. We explored Keswick town, walked along the Derwent Water


visited Castlerigg stone circles


and saw a dramatic waterfall.


It was a well deserved break after submitting the first thesis draft but supervisor comments are starting to reappear so my time off is slowly disappearing.