Day 5 - Patterdale To Shap, Leaving The Lakes

After a few beers last night in the White Lion in Patterdale (a must
for visitors to this part of the lakes) the hard slag over to Shap
felt a little daunting this morning.

Not to be peturbed we started the hard pull out of Patterdale and we
were rewarded for our efforts with some of the best views and walking
of the trip so far. We continued up past angle tarn and onto the High
Street massif up to the highest point of the coast to coast at just
over 2500 ft.

At this point we turned east went down to haweswater reservoir and
said a farewell to Lakeland.
It's been a fantastic start to the walk and the weather has been
amazing but it's time to move on. The Yorkshire Dales are waiting -
something I am looking forward to immensly.

I have also been reminded that I have not said hello to anyone yet on
the blog so it is high time that I corrected this so...

Hello mum - hope the garden is coming along for the opening soon.

Hello to Sarah, Ted, Emily and Abi - emily I hope you are feeling
better.

A huge hello to Lizzy and Chris who have recently become new parents.
Congratulations on the birth of little Lois Elizabeth Willets it's
made us all smile thinking of you doing the walk. Apparently mum and
baby are both doing well.

And last but no means least a very very big hug to my wife Helen who I
miss immensly.