As a child, I spent many weeks in the Lake District on family trips or school camps. As a teenager, I returned with my friends to hike or rock climb risking life and limb on Borrowdale’s Brown Slabs or Troutdale Pinnacle.

Wordsworth quote near his grave. The Lake District, Cumbria, UK

I return for a couple of days to merely wander and take a few pics for travel articles. The home of Beatrix Potter, Wordsworth’s Grave, a leisurely boat ride, followed by an amble.

Lake Cruise on Derwent Water, The Lake District, Cumbria, UK

The sight of climbers out on the crags brought back a flood of memories. But we had more important things to do. Tea and cake.

Castle Crag , North Western Fells, Lake District, Cumbria, United Kingdom