A Cruise To Celebrate The National Park's 60th Birthday

Last night we were invited along with the other volunteers & staff to a attend a cruise to celebrate The Lake District National Park's 60th birthday. We met up at Brockhole which as the crow flies is 25miles from home, but in reality it is 45mile drive that took 1hour 15mins. Since we last visited Brockhole a new pier has been built & "Swan" was waiting there for us There had been a little rain on the journey over, but it was dry now & the clouds we off the tops, looking towards the Langdale Pikes

Looking back at the new pier

Looking out of the window the sun is trying to shine, but the clouds look worse

We first cruise towards Ambleside where the boat then turns and heads back towards Brockhole

The Langdale Chase Hotel

Our first rays of sun on Ill Bell

And High Street comes into view

And we go past Bowness-On-Windermere

And the car ferry

The sun is winning as it catches the windows on this house

Looking back down the lake

There is actually now more blue sky in places than cloud

We have reached as far as we are cruising and the boat starts to turn back

From the wake you can see this has quite a large turning circle

Looking south to the rest of the lake

Now we are treated to a beautiful array of colours from the setting sun

A folly nestled in the trees (Claife Station)

When we return to Brockhole the clouds are quite moody over The Pikes

And a panorama of them

It was a lovely cruise & a great buffet - Thanks