Saturday 7th February - A walk with the dogs...
Despite winter having arrived several weeks ago, today was the first chance that we'd had to make the most of some amazing conditions - and the sun shone as well!
An early start saw us away from the fell gate and up into Boulder Valley in bright sunshine and not a whisper of a breeze. From the top of Boulder Valley the view across Levers Water to Swirl How and Wetherlam was fantastic...
Swirl How and Wetherlam across Levers Water
... but we cracked on, contouring above the tarn until the path to Levers Hawse crossed ours where we declared a coffee break.
We followed the Levers Hawse route for a while then hung away left up into the cove below Brim Fell and up behind Raven Tor; the snow firming up to solid neve and slicked with the occasional patch of water ice.
Sue in Gill Cove
Kicking up toward Brim Fell Rake (skyline, centre)
Probably not Dougal's favorite place in all the world (red dot marks the spot)
Sunday 1st February - Liverpool CC and the usual suspects
Paul realised that he could come out to play despite his shifts and, so it was, that the two of us turned up at Newby Bridge to meet with a team from Liverpool Canoe Club, bright and early(ish), keen to get out after last weeks aborted plan. Once coffee was drunk and cars, kit, boats and bodies rearranged, we were off to the Leven with Mark, Keith and Helen from the 'pool.
The river was at a tidy medium level; plenty of features to play on, break-outs to make, weirs and waves to keep us entertained. The drop under Backbarrow Bridge, inspected during the shuttle, was run straight from the eddy with no surprises, other than meeting another paddler, Dave, from Ulverston who hooked up with us for the rest of the river.
We were off the Leven early enough to go for more; Paul had to go but Dave didn't and so we shot across to the Kent for the usual float and drop down to Force Falls...
The first bouncy rapid on the Kent
Reappearing after Force Falls
Dave attacking the drop
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