K&C's New Year UK tour - Lake District & New Years Eve

The rain continued with drizzle & low hanging cloud interspersed by heavy down pours. Fully kitted up we weren't going to let the weather get in the way of exploring the lakes.
The stunning countryside opened up as the cloud lifted & occasionally cleared. We drove through Kendal & on to the village of Ings where we checked into the Watermill hotel. The promised real ale was great, which is more than could be said for the real food & the real atmosphere, so we headed out to see the sights instead.

Just south of Windermere lies the tourist epicentre of Bowness on Windermere. We parked up & headed in the opposite direction seeking some quieter back waters & slightly spooky forests.

We extended our planned 10 mile hike seeking out some more back country scrambling. Fortunately we were decending as the 10 minute drop would have killed us to climb up!
Our lucky stars were shinning so far, the weather held off while we were out walking; so despite trudging through deep mud & flooded fields we manged to keep dry... well, ish!