Day 2:Ennerdale to Roshthwaite, 14.5 miles (23km)

After spending a restless night at Low Cock How B&B, and having the obligatory 'full English' for breakfast, we set off at around 8:15AM. Today's walk included our first major ascent (600m+) and coupled with the brilliant weather meant we were treated to some amazing views of the Lake District (not to mention still being able to see the sea, which was a bit disappointing).


We met a number of other Coast to Coasters on the trail today and it was quite interesting hearing other people's experiences.

The walk today was quite tiring. Barry's socks were literally 'bloody' due to blisters and Michael's feet were rubbing a little after the walk. In addition, both of us got sunburnt (beaming sunshine and cooling mountain breezes are a painful combination).



We arrived at our accommodation, a quaint B&B in a 450 year old building at around 4:45PM this afternoon. It is located in the village of Stonethwaite in a narrow valley; alas, there is no 3G or mobile phone reception (this blog is being updated from a chippy up the road in Keswick).

Tomorrow's walk will be tougher with 2 peaks over 600m and a longer distance to cover; we are going to need to dig deep.

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