Explorer Leaders weekend up in the Lake District was this weekend. Stopped over at Rydal Hall in the bunkhouse. Well, we were going to be in the bunkhouse until the electric went out:
Large quantities of candles came to the rescue until we got upgraded to the main hall which looks like this and has a library, drawing room and even a “Bishops Room”. The Bishop wasn’t in so we sat in there for a few drinks.
Saturday was supposed to be a day on the hill but with the weather forecast looking ropey we spent the morning in sessions before heading for a little walk to Ambleside.
Sunday involved a walk round Rydal up to Grasmere. Lunch at Greens Cafe involved a 30 minute wait for coffee but a very nice cumberland sausage baguette. Blagged a lift back to Rydal from Ash (fresh from his stomp around Fairfield) to give me enough time to pop in at Booths to buy some beers for the Ormskirk Baron.
One thing to come out of the weekend was the suggestion of running a course for Explorers to help them get organised. Thinking of calling it something like Getting Organised… now where have I heard that before 