So here are the trip pics

They're sort of in reverse order so if you want to view them in chronological order start at the oldest post (the bottom one in the June archive). Within each post the oldest pic is the first one and the newest one is the last one.

The End (aka more from the canal lock)

almost level with the next pound...

so they open the gates...

and out it comes :-)

Manchester in the Potato Wharf area

I love this boat!

Lots of narrow boats.

A narrow boat entering a lock.

The same boat as it begins its upward journey.

Stone circle and a famous fictional island

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Peel Island on Coniston Water (better known as Wildcat Island in "Swallows and Amazons")

Entrance to the secret harbour on Wildcat Island (read the book and you'll understand)

In and around Keswick

A display of pencils at the Cumberland Pencil Museum.

Model of an ERM (ERM???... read the sign in the full-size image)

Castlerigg Stone Circle with Blencathra in the background

Castlerigg Stone Circle with Blencathra in the background

more Walla Craginess

Looking over Catbells

Hmmmm... I seem to like the lighting to the southwest.

Walla Crag from the campground.

Same view as above but zoomed-in a bit.

more from summit

Me again (with Skiddaw in background)

Castlerigg Hall campground

The two launches meeting on the lake.

Some other hikers enjoying the view.

yet more from Walla Crag

Skiddaw and Keswick from the summit.

The island in this pic is called Derwent Isle. Tara and I circumnavigated it in a rowboat.

Looking southwest.

Me on the summit.

more from the Walla Crag hike

Looking back towards Keswick and Skiddaw from a higher elevation

Similar view from even higher up Walla Crag

Looking southwest towards distant fells

Latrigg is left middle distance and Blencathra is the right farthest away peak.

Photos from the Walla Crag hike

Walla Crag and the start of the path

Derwent Water and some fells (the one nearest the shore is called Catbells)

Skiddaw in the distance

Ashness Bridge (apparently this is a very famous view)

Willow Bay Boats and back to Keswick

Tara and Phil Swift

Either a Farthing or Ha'Penny in GRP construction

Tara and Phil, again

Derwent Water from below Walla Crag

Keswick landmark and the Shilling

Moot Hall in Keswick.

The open Shilling.

Tara sitting in the open Shilling.

Tara sitting in the open Shilling.

Camping

The two tents pitched at Castlerigg Hall.

Entrance to Castlerigg Hall campground.

The Crag Bar is right by the entrance to the campground and features a vegetarian menu and excellent Jennings ales.

View toward Derwent Water from the campground.