Day 3 - Rosthwaite to Grasmere via Packhorse van - 25 miles!

As Linda mentioned In a previous post I have had a bit of an issue with my knee. The descent down Dent Hill played havoc with my right knee. 

Great Gams!

After extensive research on the interweb I have self diagnosed myself to have illiotibial band syndrome! Nasty pain on the lateral side of the knee particularly aggravated by going downhill. With hopes of being able to rejoin Linda on day 4 I decided it would be best for me to skip Rosthwaite to Grasmere. 

After shedding a few tears and seeing Linda off I settled in to wait for the Packhorse driver. He arrived around 11am and we set off for Grasmere.  The driver was a pleasant fellow who spoke ad nauseum about the various floods they had had in the area for the last year or so...…


After a 30 minute drive I was dropped at How Foot Lodge with the luggage. 


At that point I was unable to get into our room so I headed off to see the sights of Grasmere. Luckily for me the local Sport show was well underway so I bought a ticket and went through the gates to have a look. There were hundreds and hundreds of folks milling about and almost as many dogs! I watched dogs herding geese, fell running, wrestling, running races, best rescue dog competition and dog scenting competitions
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All in all it was good fun and It helped pass the time as I waited for Linda. I also had a bit of a look through the town and sorted out where we would have supper that night. Late afternoon I headed back to the inn to await Linda who was expected sometime between 4-6.  About 5pm Linda came through the door much to my relief. It was great to see her back safe and sound!