The English Lake District

I had a good day out in The Lake District with John Rickard. John manages my art web site and we have become good friends. He also guides for us during the annual Japanese Lake District week which Kunie hosts.
We climbed Harter Fell ( pictured ) from Eskdale descending to Hardknott Pass where we watched cyclists trying to cycle up without dismounting. Some of them were real athletes and were probably training for the up and coming tough round Lake District cycle race. Hardknott Pass is INCREDIBLY steep and very narrow. Some cars barely made it up and going down is hair raising.
On the way down we stopped to look at Hardknott Castle a high and exposed Roman Fort. It was built about the same time as Hadrian's Hall to the north. It is very exposed and I wouldn't have liked to be a Roman Soldier stationed there! If you are interested in learning more about this Roman Fort here is a link to Roman Britain.