Wednesday 15 September

 We wake up to find blue sky and the sun shining on the fells in front of the van. What a spot! We pack up in fairly good time and head off over the Kirkstone Pass and down the Struggle to Ambleside. Simon has become very expert and negotiating the bends and narrow gaps from passing cars. We are shocked to find the town already busy and manage to find almost the last space in the car park before a bit if tabbing and reminiscing. We then walk up to Loughrigg Fell and do an out and back loop trying to avoid the crowds who are also enjoying this glorious day. A few detours through head high bracken and picturesque tarns with autumnal Bog Asphodel. Another winding and fairly perilous drive along the Langdales valley to our next campsite. Great Langdales campsite is run by the National Trust and the facilities are superb. We don’t have a designated pitch and it all seems rather random. The site is full so we’re pleased that we prebooked. We actually find an idyllic spot beneath the shadow of Lingmoor Fell. Not sure it is totally in the permitted area but there are other campervans there so we slip in line. Yea outside in the sunshine. Simon is cooking Cumberland sausage from Garside’s butchers this evening: outside on his new camping stove! We have citronella joss sticks to try out. Fingers crossed for sunshine tomorrow