C2C Ennerdale Bridge to Seatoller

On the second day of the Coast to Coast walk, we started by walking alongside Ennerdale Water, with fabulous views ahead of us.

 This was our view of Ennerdale Water when we sat down for a break, and reflected on the fact that it was as beautiful as last year when I walked round Ennerdale Water and wrote about it here.

 At the head of the lake, we walked across a field of sheep and some very small lambs

 until we reached the bridge over the river Ehen

 and then walked several miles along an undulating woodland track to Black Sail Youth Hostel, a welcome sight after a morning's walk.

 It's a really hospitable place where you can sit down, eat your sandwiches and buy drinks and flapjacks. In fact it's worth considering staying there, it's in the centre of some fabulous walking and a very friendly place.

 We really enjoyed the break, including the rare day time treat of a toilet. In the picture below, you can see our walk leader in pink, Gillian and  Jane in the foreground.

From Black Sail, we began to climb quite high, and looking down into the valley below were able to see the pimple like moraines, or are they called something else? They are really quite small, and produced by glacial activity.

 The views were fabulous

Looking back on Ennerdale Water

 Here's a photo of the group

 The next two photo are among the best taken that day, I think we were above the slate mine at Honister Pass.

 We walked down to the Honister Slate shop, I really liked the globe made out of slate.

From the Honister Pass, we walked down to Seatoller and were taken by minibus to The King's Arms in Keswick. Arriving mostly after the shops shut, and leaving next morning before they opened, it mostly wasn't possible to discover any of the delights of the local shops. There was a fascinating looking jewellery shop near the car park in Keswick, where it turned out, by an amazing coincidence, my niece had her engagement ring made at The Necessary Angel and announced the fact after we'd stayed there!!
Two days completed and I realise we're taking the short cut through the Lake District, over the tops!