So it just carried on getting colder and colder, with -18 deg C being the record. Dunslair Bongo, obviously hankering after warmer Japanese climes, took a hissy fit and spilt the contents of its rear heating matrix all over the drive. (It did this stealthily, dripping bit by bit into the frozen snow so we didn't notice until after the thaw). All sorted now though, so a trip away was long overdue and we headed off to the Lakes. We stayed in a Youth Hostel rather than camping but the Bongo was pressed into service as picnic/warming up base after our activities.
The weather did not play ball. Here we are enjoying the view at Easedale Tarn
Conditions could best be described as "atmospheric". The tarn was partially frozen so some ducks were swimming in the shallows near to shore, while others appeared to be walking on water as they skittered around on the ice a little way out. There were also plenty on "floating stones", some added by the mini-Dunslairs.
Here's Dunslair Bongo wating for us back at base in Grasmere
