A 12km jog/walk to meet Andrew and Diane at the Black Labrador, Underbarrow, for lunch.
Route: leaving home and descending Oxenholme Road to Murley Moss and along a wet footpath to cross the A65 and join Natland Millbeck Lane, turning left onto the canal towpath (Lois taking a heavy tumble here but bravely carrying on). Across muddy fields to reach Hawes Bridge and then across the A591 to join a faint path uphill keeping a wall/hedge to the right, walking. Across a minor road and then a field with worryingly frisky cows repeatedly galloping towards us. Escaping via a farm yard and turning left along a track across fields to Helsington Church. Then by familiar ways along the edge of the Scar to the path descending to Barrowfield and then via Tullythwaite House to Underbarrow.Conditions: low cloud and faint drizzle but no rain.
Pub: the Black Labrador, Underbarrow, for Hawkshead Bitter, Windermere Brewery Golden Retriever and lunch with Andrew and Diane who gave us a lift home afterwards.
