Patterdale To Langdale

[robadoo 212]

I had a couple days off this weekend so decided to go up to the lakes with the saluki pup for some bonding and a bit of leg strengthening ! We arrived in patterdale , and it was sheeting down , so we donned our waterproofs and heeded up the route towards helvellyn .

Pass the hunt kennels

And on upto striding edge

I made a makeshift harness for her out of slings

And off we set over striding edge

Now I've done this with a terrier I used to have many times, but with bad visibility , wet rock , a gangly adolescent saluki pup ,who is becoming increasingly panicky it's a different prospect , so we swallowed our pride and escaped down some scree to red tarn .

We then went over to langdale , stayed at dungeon gyll hotel , after a good 10 pints of estwhaite ale , we got up at 5.30am and went up one of the langdale pikes and then back for brekky .

[Jimmy1000 655]

some verry nice pics

[TOMO 24,835]

What a cracking way to spend some time with the dog,,,shame about the rain,,but that's the lakes for ya,,nice pics too

[FUJI 16,175]

Absolutely fantastic..apart from the hotel and 10 pints lol i do similar with my mutts several times weekly im lucky in that I live just a stones throw away from the Fells,the weather may not be the best but its part of the character of the place I always think? .. although having ended up on my arse more times then id care to remember on the fells especially in the wet you really do realise how easy it would be for something far worse than a few bruises and dented ego to occur...great pics and if your ever back up this way give me a shout and id have a wander with you..couple of desert dawgs up the scree and hills. no desert nor fen in sight haha. Atb Andy

[Accip74 7,112]

That's the kind of 'me' time I'd like :-)......great pics

[shaaark 10,109]

Cracking pics and dog. But these days after 10 pints I think I'd be pretty comatose for most of the next day, never mind ready for breakfast! Lol.

Is the bitch a pure? Looks a nice type

Edited August 5, 2014 by shaaark

[robadoo 212]

Cheers lads, she's a 3/4 from jigsaws litter shaaark mate , yes Cheers Andy I'm always up for a good walk ,I go up there a lot .

[keeganrees 196]

Looks a cracking little hike I done the same with my bitch whilst up the Lake District in feb

 

done the same route only difference it's was covered in snow and was hard work ?

[jigsaw 11,809]

I read all of this and didnt realise that was a pup I reared till I saw my name written,.jesus my mind is evaporating,lol..shes looking fab robadoo,great to see you two are still in love what a cracking place for a walk and I can defo reafirm that robadoo is well capable of ten pints after staying here with me and we went for a ''drop'' as one that doesnt drink very much anymore I was well full up after 5 while this lad was only warming up ...keep up the good work

[tb25 4,626]

Looking at this i can see me and the pup taking a little time away lol..good stuff.

[Allan.A 27]

Looks a stunning way to spend some time getting a dog ready for the season. Nice that the hotel is dog friendly as well.

[robadoo 212]

Cheers lads , jiggy I like a drink , but even I couldn't drink that pocheen you gave me ,our peg made me throw it away when I spilt some on the coffee table and it stripped all the varnish off it , lol . Alan the dungeon ghyll hotel is a cracking real salt of the earth pub , I had a right crack with some local lads , great ale and good food , and surrounded by some of the best climbs and walks this country has to offer .

[Allan.A 27]

Great ale, good food, salt of the earth. Sounds like my kind of place. I think I will be getting myself up there one day. Perhaps this time next year. My pup is a little young yet.

[CBdogsA1 420]

Good old patterdale lol.

 

Stopped there ( 6 of us ) on a motorbike run for some food and went to a pub up past some houses on a hill. Walked in and it was so dark we could hardly see the bar ! Seen the chalk board and it said 'SOUP', so I approached the bar, 3 people I will assume were local, staring like feck at us and asked the bar woman what the soup was. Her reply " Warm, and if you want the sausages there are no vegetables left but I'll get someone to run to the shop for potatoes, can't do fairer than that ". Mmm let me think, NO THANKS. Defo a deliverance moment LOL.

 

Nice pics by the way.

[Giro 2,648]

Cracking pictures mate