Day 2 - Onward and Upward

Apologies for the delay,3G technology has yet to reach the lake district it seems,if truth be known 2G seems out of the question most of the time,this is in fact being posted by two tin cans and a length of string,quite a lot of string.

After the storm pyrotechnics of last night this morning was surprising clear. The shepherds arms hotel gets a middling vote,their concept of en-suite being different from the rest of humanity,if I had to give it a rating it would be "tollerable" at best.

We got to the most groovy Black Sail YHA missing the rain but as we ascended Loft Beck (which will now be referred to as "Bastard Near Vertical Cliff of Death from Hell") comedy winds and rain arrived and it was Mr Soggy pants all over again.

The staff at Honister Slate Mines cafe seem to have retained their usual charm (they make McDonald's staff look compassionate by comparison) but they did provide Coffee and chocolate things so I have decided that they may yet live.

The Royal Oak hotel in Rosthwaite is an altogether better experience although its compulsory dining is odd it's done very well indeed,in fact Sherpa Kerr only took out 2 waitresses on his head long stampede for the cheese board. Tomorrow's challange is the Lining Crag,although it is probably best describe as the next Bastard Near Vertical Cliff of Death from Hell.