By the time most of you read this I will probably be at my daughter’s wedding. Eventually I will post pictures of said event, if I’m allowed, but for the time being, I’m trying to keep up to date with recent events, otherwise you will all be bombarded with an even longer series of posts when I get back home…
So, on Thursday, while my wife was enjoying herself baking cakes and finishing off her dress for the wedding, I set out to do a loop from Castleton. It started by walking south west up Cave Dale, before striking north west and over Mam Tor (at the dizzy height of 517m / 1,696 ft), to follow the ridge or crest north east over Hollins Hill and Back Tor to Lose Hill, (which is also called Ward’s Piece for some reason) and then returning to Castleton for a well earned refreshment. 🍺
The forecast was for ‘good’ weather, but the sun seemed to take an age to burn off the early morning mist, so the pictures below are a little murky. Being pretty much in the middle of England, the Peak District is easily accessible to many and, as such, the paths can get very eroded. So the powers that be have placed massive paving stones to help alleviate the problem.
P.S. Re pic 10: Don’t worry, I do plan to have a shave and smarten myself up for the wedding. You may not even recognise me! 😊
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Lovely… all the very best for a fab celebration!
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Thanks. Everything went very well. 😊
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The mist gives it a lovely atmosphere.
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Yes, I guess it’s an example of a cloud having a silver lining. 😊
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I agree, and was going to type the same thing. I really like the village on the stream picture and the hint of mist there. I always enjoy your “along the way” photos of your walks/hikes. The robin picture is terrific!
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Thank you M. I try to capture the essence of the walk as I go along and pick out some of the more interesting landmarks. 😊
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Lovely post Mike – I hope all goes well with the wedding, Love and best wishes to you, Jude and the happy couple! Maxine xx
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Hi Maxine. You’re a little behind, as I was with my blogging. The wedding was 3 weeks ago, but it went very well, with glorious sunshine for the, indeed happy, couple. (They couldn’t stop smiling all day!) We’ve been to Scotland and Northumberland since then and we’re now back home enjoying some Swiss sunshine. 🙂
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Hi Mike, thanks for the update. I thought as much! Where did those three weeks go?So glad it was a lovely day and that they are so happy, as you must be! Great news! 🙂
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Yes, it was a perfect day. 🙂
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