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View down Fair Brook, looking east. |
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At this juncture, they don't look
too happy, do they. |
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The amicable Bob is all smiles. |
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It's all too much for John, so he
takes his customary forty winks. |
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View across from Seal Edge. |
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Along Seal Edge, looking back
towards Fair Brook. |
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Discussing where we would cut across
the Kinder Plateau to reach the southern edge on the Edale side |
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Looking down Blackden Brook. |
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Descending the southern edge towards
Edale, approaching The Nab. |
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Martin gets instructions from The
Missus - down The Nab with a view across towards Grinds Brook. |
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Valley above Edale bathed in
sunshine, Kinder Plateau southern edge visible on the right. |
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The walk had been fairly arduous, to say
the least and we had earned a drink or two at the Nag's Head, sitting out in
the courtyard at the back, which was pretty well occupied with clientelle.
At the campsite, we held an
evening barbeque, washed down with a fair bit of wine. The next day the sun
was out and it turned into a truly humid day. The Edale Kinder marathon was
planned for that day and hundreds of runners made their way up to the
plateau, a certain distance along the southern edge and back down again, in
the sweltering heat. We took our tents down after breakfast and cleaned up
the kitchen, an effort by all concerned. It had been a great walk and a
great weekend and reminded me how much I love these Xerox hiking weekends,
particularly the camping trips. |
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Nag's Head pub, official start of
the Pennine Way. |
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All smiles after an arduous walk and
a cider. |
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A large thumbs-up from Martin;
Clowning with Steve; Well-earned beers and ciders downed at Nag's Head. |
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I returned the way I came into the valley,
via Sparrowpit. On the way back I stopped to take some photos at Monsal
Head, near Buxton. I also stopped for lunch in Bakewell, ordering a "senior
citizen's" portion of Sunday roast - with Yorkshire pudding - which turned
out to be a more than ample portion. Not able to resist purchasing a sample
of the traditional Bakewell tart and pudding or the road, so to speak, I
relented. I reached home in Royston around 17h35 and watched Germany versus
Poland on TV, in the Euro 2008 Championship being held in Austria and
Switzerland. |
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View of Mam Tor, above Castleton,
from Fieldhead campsite. |
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All packed up and ready to go;
Martin bids us farewell; Athlete approaching the finish line during the
Edale Marathon, Sunday 18th May. |
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Edale Holy Trinity Church. |
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