Present: Iain McCallum

Guest: Max the dog.

What with a dire wet and windy forecast and with rain lashing on my car windows virtually the whole journey up the M6, the proposed meet did not look too promising. I was half expecting that there would be nobody at the departure point but I was wrong as there was Iain keenly waiting to kick off (or maybe swim off!). The one and only guest Max is a water dog anyway so there was no problems for him.

We set off in heavy rain but fortunately conditions did soon improve and before long conditions were half decent. Given the mixed weather we decided to walk a different version of my original planned route. Arnside Knott was given a miss and instead we skirted Eaves wood and headed for Hawes Water. From there we walked in a south easterly directions towards Yealand Redmayne. The final section of the walk took us through scenic woodland to the south of Yealand Conyers and then it was back to Warton and the cars. A pleasant day out with good company. Not much excitement except Max the dog spotting a squirrel; fortunately I did have him securely on a lead.

This is a variation on a walk I led for the KMC approximately 10 years ago!

Start Warton Crag Car Park, OS map Landranger 97, SD 492 724 at 10am - exact route yet to be finalised but we will head north towards Leighton Moss Nature Reserve and then past Eaves Wood before a small section of walking along the coastline. It is then an ascent of Arnside Knott and then the return via Yealand Redmayne and Leighton Hall. Approximate distance 10 miles.