A solitary cycle ride (while Lois attended a lengthy Saturday church meeting).Route: leaving the cottage and cycling to the mid-Lorton crossroads, turning left for Hopebeck rising gently and then descending to the main road. Passing Scale Hill to reach the Kirksile Inn for a pint sitting outside in almost too hot sun. Returning via the Thackthwaite road.
Conditions: warm and sunny.
Pub: the Kirkstile Inn for Cumbrian Ales Esthwaite Bitter.
