Aira Force

After Saturday's incessant rain (that's where the Lakes come from!) Sunday was a much better day, so we headed off to Aira Force - it's a lovely walk but it gets a bit busy in summer, with the coach loads of ladies wearing high heels :-)

We had a lovely stroll up the beck and had to stop the kids from falling in at various points above crashing 40 foot drops. Theye were all the more spectacular due to the recent heavy rain.

On the one hand I'm surprised that there isn't some H&S rule that says they have to put fences up. On the other I am glad that we have to show a bit of responsibility ourselves, even if it does mean screaming from 30 yards at a child about to try to cross the beck above a big fall on slippy stones "cos it looks dead easy". Thankfully, we all made it back without any mishaps having had a great picnic.

We even made it past the pub at Dockray without stopping.