Well we have been over to the snowy and freezing cold Lakes for the last four days. We knew it was going to rough going and the forecast never let us down. We had gale force winds, drifting snow, driving sleet, lashing rain and the temperature never got above 3 degrees from the time we left home to the time we got back home. There was road closure's on the passes several days and had the shovel at the ready. We always come home via Hartside but that was unpassable on the Wednesday. We checked the weather camera and you could not even see the road! The tops on the A66 was not much better with the road nearly down to one lane Eest bound and total white out with drifting snow West bound. Wagons curtain walling / roofs were ripped off with the gales. Driving rain/spray/surface water so bad the wipers could not keep up. Some of the worst driving conditions I have ever driven in.
It was nice to get away and the lakes were very quiet, in fact its the quietest we have been seen the roads / towns. Below are a few snaps and it even stopped snowing/raining for a 4 hour gap when we visited Ambleside.
Part 2 to follow asap.
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