Splashing Hewmings. (July 27th 2006)

It got reight hot in the summer. So much so, Hairyface and a group of chums from Gilcrux took us up a bump called Rannerdale Knotts. Not very high but great smells. There are some goats lurking there somewhere. We dint see any today but we have in the past.

They had a jumping across a gaping chasm contest on top! Silly devils. Hairy's at the back and Wappy Sarah at the front.

Hairy's wearing the latest in chic footwear for the fell walker - sandals. Fortunately he does it Ozzie style, without socks!

We didn't stay too long on top as Crummock looked so blue and so inviting that the hewmings almost launched themselves off the top of Rannerdale. It was another of those bum overtaking the body moments coming down.

At the lake shore everyone seemed to have a cossie on under their clothes as they stipped down to that and plunged in. We didn't! It was OK I guess but there were too many other interesting smells knocking about to go for a splash. On the next photo, Hairyface's head is the bobbing blob on the left. I'm busy telling him not to try swimming across. Wappy Sarah wanted to, but luckily everyone was able to talk her out of it. She does daft things like that - she's even a morris dancer!

It was so hot that a few days later Uncle Tony came up and we did it all again... That's the swimming bit, not Rannerdale Knotts. Io wasn't happy about it, as you'll see.