2nd April -- Keswick, Cumbria
Lovely sunny day, perfect walking weather.
The C walk was dropped off in Threlkeld and headed West to Keswick via Castlerigg Stone Circle and Friar's Crag
Lurking by the Threlkeld bus stop			Blencathra..
..receding			Keswick Climbing Wall
			Meeting the B+ walk by Castlerigg Stone Circle
			Derwent Water from Friar's Crag
B-: A clockwise circuit of Derwent Water, visiting Lodore Falls and lower slopes of Cat Bells.
Keswick landing stages			Friar's Crag, with famous views..
..to Cat Bells..			and down the Lake to Borrowdale.
			There's always one!
Derwent Water ferry			Bit of a scramble..-
			The boardwalk becomes a "board-paddle"
"The lake lay blue below the hill"(click for sound)
Castle Crag			Cat Bells
			Ice-cream stop
Though Portinscale then to Braithwaite up onto Outerside, Sail pass then back over Causey Pike then down to Skelgill and join the Cumbria Way to Keswick.
Across the Derwent
Braithwaite War Memorial
in Braithwaite
Locals..			Hill start
Heading up to Outerside
Great day ahead			Catching up
			Climbing to Sail Pass above Long Combe
Towards Scar Crag
Zig Zags down from Sail			Balanced cairn on Scar Crag
Views galore: Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite			Lunch on Scar Crag
Temptress			Nancy and posh cup
			Masterchef
			Tasty view
Looking South from Scar Crag				Causey Pike ahead
Rambling on			Follow the leader
Bassenthwaite again			Boys having fun
Nice bit of scrambling
Nearly down			Up High
The boys can look cool too			Plane sailing now
Newlands Beck			Must be springtime
And finally...
"A pint and a half of beer in every rambler"
Photos by Derek Hesketh, Bob Jackson, Phil Cunningham, John Hodgson and David Whitehurst