Take my word for it

Unfortunately, as soon as we started out, so did the rain. Our clothing was well prepared but perhaps our hearts were not. It was about 5km down to the valley that looks up at Scafell Pike and I decided to take the off-road path across bogs, fallen trees, rivers and ditches.

The rain stopped me from taking a single photo with my phone but we did get some with our cameras. When the rain held back a little the views were great, but you'll just have to take my word for it. The country here is more cultivated than the Highlands but the moutains appear more rugged. This blend gives the scenery more texture so while it seems to have less scale it is replaced with detail and every mountain has a very distinct character.

Katarina struggled to start so I had to bribe her with a financial incentive, which hit the spot. We then moves much faster.