03 June 2007

Peaks district: Rest day

Day 6
Distance-
0km (274.8)
Weather- glorious sunshine
Highlights- seeing the peaks district, pints of coffee at Railway Cafe
Lowlights- being very tird, loosing climbing gear alamost losing teva
Accommodation- Carsington water pub paddock

Woke early after the worst night sleep in living memory. Felt like I was coming off nights. We packed up our tent early and waited till Tom and Sarah woke up. People filter out of the woods gradually with their camping gear. Obviously this is the local spot for free camping which is over looked by the rangers. A cup of coffee was not able to relieve the sleep deprivation. So we decided to sleep and rest while Tom and Sarah went off climbing.

Only half an hour later their returned having remember they had left gear at the previous climbing spot. We packed everything into the car and headed back. We rested into the car while they went on a search. Unfortunately they came back empty handed. Spirits were low and we were all tired, so we decided to head to town for lunch and shopping. Only then did I notice I had one sandal when I got out of the car. mmmm lost at the last stop where we had gone back for the gear. Back went Tom and Pete.

After lunch Tom and Sarah went off for a climb, we rest and had a coffee in town. When they got back we went off to a climbing and walking institution called the Railway Station Cafe. The tea and coffee are served as 1/2 pints or pints and the flapjacks are enormous. We then went back to Carslington water camp site where we had been Friday only to find this closed. The day was really comedy of errors. But the local pub had camping in the fields so we stayed there. After a quick dinner Tom headed off, poor thing, to drive home.