A stroll to have a swim with Alison Gilchrist as part of her 60 tarns with 60 friends 60th birthday celebration.
Route: leaving the cars at Maggie's Bridge car park (still easy at 11am because of the vile weather) and walking south west on a track to High Nook Farm and then into the comb above and the tarn. Swimming (in T's case, very briefly), dressing, nibbling cake and returning to the car.
Conditions: initially heavy rain giving way to drizzle and then back to light rain.
Pub: the Kirkstile Inn, Loweswater for Cumbrian Legendary Ales American Invasion and Loweswater Gold.