3 October 2009

from the Wick of Skaw to the Golden Valleys

3 October 2009

The North Atlantic Arc ~ Mr Tattie Heid Home

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3 October 2009--It's a very blustery morning, with rain coming and going. I spend a couple of hours in the internet café dealing with threatening messages. The sky clears later, but it's still much too windy to go for a walk, so I go for a drive instead. Find myself on some of the hairiest mountain roads I've ever experienced, with grades up to 30%. At a couple of points, there is water on the road, and my tires spin, unable to pull me up the hill. It's not a pleasant feeling.

High up a mountain pass, I find the substantial ruin of Hardknott Roman Fort. The effort necessary to build such a thing way up here is almost unimaginable. Hope it was worth it.

Dinner and pints at the Black Bull. A very busy Saturday night.