Building Progress - November 14th

 Quite a bit happened outside at the end of Oct and beginning of this month.

'Staytey' gets roped into some raking.

The wood burner is installed. Mmmm... toasty

The walls get the 'battening' treatment and the floor goes down upstairs.

The battens on the exterior walls have 50mm of solid insulation behind.

 

The gang: Joc, Mike, JD and Dil rake the whole plot prior to seeding.

 Nearly done.

The grass seed goes down and some flowers find their way into the borders.

All the windows and door are fitted - this is the view from the bedroom window.

OMM 2013 - Howgills

This year, we clearly were not up to competing but went along to help out with some marshalling. The OMM was in the howgills in 98 were we had out best ever placing - 2nd overall, 1st Vets and 1st mixed team in the Short Score class. It was VERY wet and windy, with only 17% of the 'B' class making it through the weekend.

The weather was much fairer this year. Especially on the Saturday:
 

A sunny checkpoint for 'C', 'D', MS and SS classes. Saw hundreds of teams.

Windy and wet on Sunday on one of the Elite checkpoints. Saw 27 teams and sat in the tent for 6 hours.

October break

I used to call it half term, but when you're not teaching, it's just a break from the building.
Went to the Lakes for a few days before helping out at the OMM (this year in the Howgills).

Keswick, Derwentwater and Cat Bells from Latrigg.

 Autumn colours.

On one day we did Grisedale Tarn to White side on the Helvellyn ridge.

 Heading up the gill next to Seat Sandal

 Grisedale Tarn a bit further up

 Looking towards Grisedale from Dollywagon Pike

Somewhere near Lower Man on the way down

You can just see Grasmere in the distance

Another day we did something new by Ennerdale - over Caw Fell and down the Steeple Ridge. Uncanilly still and warm for October.

 

 Not a single ripple on Ennerdale Water.

 Plenty of mist and a plague of Crane-flies near Steeple.

 We managed a couple of longer runs: one up to Skiddaw House from Keswick and another over in the Caldbeck Fells - Carrock Fell being very mushy to get to.

 Skiddaw in the background

The track just below Skiddaw House.