Given the fantastic weather of late, eating out by eating out sounded better than eating out by eating in, at least for a change - if that makes any sense at all?
Sue had treated us to an incredible meal at L'Enclume (The Anvil) in Cartmel on Saturday to celebrate her mum's birthday, not having blagged a menu, I can't remember how many courses we enjoyed, but it has to be one of the most remarkable meals that I've been lucky enough to enjoy! "Hydration/dehydration", egg-drop hot and sour soup, braised pork cheeks, cep ravioli with parmesan crisps and blueberry baignet, gingerbreaded scallops with pomegranate toffee, skate wing, pre-pudding, pudding (both to die for) and Turkish Delight, chocolate stuffed doughnut, white choc-ice with coffee - some journey!
One step on our gastronomic journey - skate wing with apricot puree!
Not to be outdone (ha!), I suggested a picnic instead of a bar meal (and so eating out by eating out) and so it was that we wandered up to a rocky knoll above Devoke Water with sweaty cheese sarnies (not really) and a couple of bottles of strawberry beer (really) and ate, watching the sunset over the Irish Sea while Bruce and Dougal guarded us against marauding sheep and Heelan' Coos!
The Scafells, Bowfell and Crinkle Crags from above Ulpha
Dougal keeping tabs on the man-eating cows above Devoke Water
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