This weekend I had a last day out with my good friends Kelly, Doug and Lance the dog before they head back to the states next week. They've been over here for just about two years, now there moving back as Doug has a new job.
Its become a standing joke that it always rains in the lakes, after the last few weeks of appalling weather I'm starting to believe it!
However in the last two years we've had some good days out when the sun did actually shine and here's the proof!
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| Lance, Doug, Star, Alan & Andy on Red Pike. March 2011 |
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| Heading towards Starling Dodd from Great Borne. March 2011 |
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| Cross border trail, not a cloud in sight. August 2011 |
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| Ullswater, no rain just lots of wind. September 2011 |
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| Doug - Haystacks, it didn't rain......until later. Jan 1st 2012 |
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| Kelly and Lance Irton Pike carpark dressed for the rain. Jan 2012 |
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| Doug, Kelly and Lance Jan 2012 |
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| No idea who they are all wet and muddy. |
I seem to remember sitting on the balcony of Zeffirellis in Ambleside drinking beer and eating potatoe wedges on a barmily warm day in early spring of 2011. What happened to the weather after that?
I amost forgot Dougs problem with beer! Well his only problem was not getting enough. When someone asked him what he'd miss the most 'a pub at the end of every ride' was his answer.
So I'd like to thank them for all the good days out we had. And for cool picture they gave us all at Christmas of our ride along Ullswater and back. We all hope to see them soon for some skiing and mountain biking in sunny Colorado (if I go to Colorado and it rains Doug has alot of explaining to do) .
