For those of you unfortunate enough to not know the Lake District, Fairfield Horseshoe is a 12 mile (ish) walk from Rydal Church covering 4 summits in excess of 2500 feet and reaching a high point of 2900 feet or about 885 metres and finishing back in Ambleside on the banks of Windermere. Not much in terms of Himalayas or Alps, but a wonderful walk in majestic scenery.
I suspect that few if any of the days on the Camino will be as extreme as this in terms of steepness of slope ( particularly on the descent) so the fact that a) I managed it and b) went out in the evening for a meal and a few drinks and c) did another 5 miles or so on the following day was particularly pleaseing.
Thanks to Cotswold outdoor shop in Preston for taking a lot of money off me for my Meindl boots which were superb. No blisters, no sore feet and putting them on again on the second day was great.
Looking forward now to 5 days in Keswick next month with the wife.
We stayed at the Youth Hostel in Ambleside which has the best views from the bar of any place I’ve ever stayed. Although when the one below was taken, it was a bit early for a pint!
