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On the weekend of the 10th and 11th March 2007, the Club held a very successful weekend in the Lake District.

The weekend was based at Tebay where we filled two of the local B & B's with a choice to stay at The Old School or the Cross Keys.   Guess which was the most popular although I forgot to mention the ghost.  For those who didn't believe me here's the story

The Saturday ride was a pleasant out and back on a superb tarmac path along the banks of the River Lune to Crook o'Lune where we just had to have a bacon sandwich or a burger - well it was cold !

The Sunday ride was a more challenging affair on the shores of Lake Windermere.  The options were a fairly gentle ride along the shores of Windermere to Far Sawrey and a look at the ferry.  Those with more ambition went for the Claife Heights route up a never ending series of climbs and past some tarns before a long swooping descent through the forest and then back to the Lake.

Here are some of the early photographs - more are on the way.  Click on the thumbnails to see the bigger picture.

Ready to go at Lancaster

The group at Lancaster

Tea break at Crook o' Lune

Refreshment stop at Crook O' Lune - who ate all the bacon butties !!

Jim discussing the finer points of a cup of tea - had the sign at the back been specially put up for our visit

Bull Beck - it don't go no further

Time to turn and go back - Bull Beck

Dinner at the Cross Keys

More from the dinner at Cross Keys

Ready to go at Windermere

An early climb on the lakeside trail

Along the lakeside at Windermere

Far Sawrey church - why is it in the middle of a field ?

Moss Eccles tarn on Claife Heights

The next bit of climbing away from Moss Eccles tarn

The next tarn - Wise Een tarn

Clare tackles one of the bigger fords near Wise Een tarn

The start of the long descent from Claife Heights - recognise the mud, Tom ?

The vans at the car park by Lake Windermere

Crossing the ferry

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Ready to go at Lancaster