Last month we had a look at Hawkshead, where I stayed for several days. One of the places I went from my base there was Coniston, which I thought I would share this month. I was really enjoying my ability to walk to the various places I wanted to visit, but by Coniston the rain had well and truly set in.
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| Fortunately I had brought a rain cover for my camera, so I was at least able to capture some photos even if they were a bit drippy! |
I decided I would just set out anyway, but this day had REALLY serious rain. My water resistant pants stopped resisting the water, and even my supposedly waterproof raincoat was starting to soak through. And those mesh shoes got completely squelching wet, ugh.
There's a saying in Britain that is basically there is no bad weather, just the wrong clothing, and I was definitely feeling like I had not geared up properly as I walked past British people in their waterproof jackets, trousers, and boots.
The walk itself WAS nice, though, part of it along the long distance route called the Cumbria way, along this nice lake.
There were also portions through the woods, which felt a little mysical in the damp.
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| Sheep are weird. |
Eventually, the fells around Coniston started to come into view.
Coniston itself is a quaint town with lots of inns and pubs. I was quite ready to spend a little time drying out in a pub after that walk, before the trip I'd booked on the Steam Yacht Gondola.
Steam Yacht Gondola was originally launched in 1859, and although she's been largely rebuilt I'm always interested in riding on anything that can help me understand how transportation has evolved. Gondola began her life serving Victorian tourists, and after a period of dereliction, is now restored and doing the same for modern tourists, now owned by the National Trust.
Just posting a couple more Lake District 360s for an upcoming blog post.
Posted by Sophie Turner on Sunday, March 14, 2021
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