BB1936 : It Ain't Necessarily So

Wednesday 6th November 2019

How do you get a lamb, a boar and a cock to the other side of the river when there is only room in the boat for two of them?  The problem is that, if left alone, the boar would drive its tusks into the cock, the cock would peck out the eyes of the lamb and the lamb would bleat so loud at the sight of the boar that the hunter will come along and shoot it (the boar, not the lamb)!  It is a variant on a classic problem but fortunately, as things turned out, not one that bothered us today.

The Cock is actually a red Herring, if I can mix fish and fowl.  At one time we thought we would be meeting near the Moor Cock Inn (no sniggering at the back there, Smyth minor).  However that was the wrong pub.  John meant to say the Fat Lamb.  The target was to be Wild Boar Fell.  Now you understand the menagerie I can get on with the tale (tail?).

Or would have done.  The problem is that, as many have suspected occurs regularly, I had written the report the day before the actual event.  

That evening, I developed a throat so ravaged that I could do a passable imitation of Paul Robeson singing Ol' Man River.  

Come the morning it was no better and I had to withdraw.  

John kindly took over the role of scribe.

First thing in the morning we heard that Don was unable to join us so we decided to meet at the car park in Sedbergh to plan the rest of the day. It had been suggested that butties may not be needed as the weather forecast indicated an early finish might be wise.  However I was the only one buttie-less so was contemplating stocking up at the local shop when Mike announced he had 6 sausages!  Since there were only 4 of us Mike kindly offered me the spares to save for my lunch.  I was delighted to accept!

A 20 minute drive towards Kirkby Stephen brought us to the “The Street” which was our starting point.  [It's very near the Fat Lamb- Don]  We set off past some surprisingly grand houses up the slopes towards the Nab.  

The weather was much more mild than expected but that wasn’t to last for long. On reaching the Nab we encountered a strong icy wind and sub zero temperatures. The walk along the ridge was “bracing” with spectacular views of the Mallerstang valley. By the time we reached High White Scar we were enjoying the first  snow of winter.

A very convenient shelter enabled us to stop for lunch bang on noon but the biting cold meant it was a short break and we were soon starting our descent across gentle moorland. Conditions improved rapidly to reveal splendid views over the Howgills and a remarkably clear Arnside Knott to the west.

After a comitibus photo by the car we returned to Sedbergh,.....

Back to my preport!  The three creature problem that did trouble us today was that of the Hart, the Lion and the Bull.  Or to be more precise, -The White Hart, the Red Lion  or The Black Bull.  Sedbergh pubs.  Back to John.

..... where some Welsh Rarebit and a magnificent log fire at The Black Bull soon warmed us up.  The accompanying beer was excellent and we quickly engaged in a lively post walk chat…..about religion!

Which brings us back to Paul Robeson.  The Things that You're Liable to Read in the Bible Ain't Necessarily So. I confess. The same applies to my reports!

Don & John, Thursday 6th November 2019

 

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BB1936 : It Ain't Necessarily So

Date:

Wednesday 6th November 2019

Features:

Wild Boar Fell

Comitibus:

John, Mike, Robin, Stan

Distance in miles (Garmin):

7.0

Height climbed in feet (OMN):

1,511

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