Holiday Week 1: Saturday: Penrith

Oh yay. Woke up 10am to torrential rain and thunder (and probably lightning too but I'm still lurking within tent). Why a great day to go walking. Here goes ...

So I was given a crash course reminder of using a compass and those funny little brown lines on walking maps, and then sent off with some other newbs.

We made an excellent start by not realising we had parked at the wrong car park until we'd walked for an hour (using the car as a reference point). Still tipping down with rain, but at least I now know all my waterproof stuff is waterproof. The clouds soon descended leaving us with no visible land marks, so guesswork and blind faith (along with "last time we walked this way") got us through.

After a waterlogged lunch (still raining heavily) we had a brief respite and a chance to dry out and take some pics.

5 hours after we started, we made our way back to the car, feeling a bit more confident with my navigation skills, tho am gonna be set a farm nav challenge in the morning to check.

Time for a caravan shower and food, then Party Time.

Hmmm - shower was cold (later turns out a fuse had gone), then my towel got soaked so I had to ring it out before using it. Coldness.

But we had food, and I had a short nap, and it's now 12.30am and we're off to see Ann Savage DJ her funky stuff. Let the carnage commence ...