The Bog of Eternal Stench!!!

So again we took the harder Wainwright route this morning from Rosthwaite to Grasmere. We had a nice gentle climb up Greenup Gill, over Greenup Edge then left over Calf Crag towards the stumbling Gibson Knott with Helm Crag in full view (better known as the Lion & the Lamb).

Just after the Greenup Edge summit pass at about mile 33, the going became a bit sticky and we ended up having to navigate around a bog. We were doing well, then disaster!!! Urs managed to step behind a rock sinking up to her thigh in smelly bog water!!

To make up for that we decided to head down Helmside so we could pop out near our favourite pub in the Lakes, The Travellers' Rest. We had a cheeky half and looked through the guest book for our previous entries before heading back to the Buterhylup Howe YHA. 

Tim has now joined us, offering plenty of opinions on how best to elevate our aching muscles with his foam roller! Luckily now that there are 3 of us we can have the luxury of our own dorm, thank goodness! Just in Tweedie's for a bit of home comfort cooking and the wonderful 3rd of a pint glasses that let you sample more of the wonderful Cumbrian Ales!!