a short break from tailoring

Published: Sunday, September 17th 2006

I try my best to take my youngest son Thomas walking 2 to 3 times a year.

I am definitely no rambler, but find the time spent with my son very calming, no noise, traffic or general hustle bustle of everyday life. I have to get fitter though, the hills seem to get steeper every year we return!.

This is Thomas standing at the waterfall at the mouth of Langsett reservoir. We normaly go to the Peak District as it is only 40 minutes from home and you really can feel like the only people on the planet at the top of the hills in the Dark Peak area.

We stayed at a nice Bed and Breakfast but a different one from usual haunt, it was the Dog and Partridge a place with real character and history dating back to medieval times.

The Dog and Partridge of years gone by had been used as a temporary morgue for people that died on the moors! (as spotted by Sean in the brochure).

Thanks Sean for telling me that, I did not sleep as good on the second night as I had on the first!. Tom's favourite hostelry and our usual haunt is the famous Yorkshire Bridge at Bamford, next to Ladybower reservoir, fabulous home cooking, lovely place.

 

It was a suprise to be joined by my eldest son Sean 20.
 
Sean is in the British Army the Parachute Regiment. He came home unexpected on leave so I suggested he join us.
 
It was nice of Sean to be prepared, they are my combat trousers and my boots he is wearing.
 
Thomas and I had already been away for a day before Sean met us and we had had a good walk around the hills on the Dark Peak side. This picture really does not reflect the weather on the day. It was blowing a gale and we got absolutely soaking wet as soon as we got out of the car to start our walk.
 
There was some joy to be had though, on the other side of the mountain, there was a championship fell run competion and they had it much worse than us!.

 

 

 


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