A great day of sunshine. We took advantage of the 272 for an enjoyable day out in Hathersage and Stanage. Sitting in a cottage garden, surrounded by myriad birds twittering and green leafed trees swaying in the breeze, and chatting with friends, is about as good as it gets. Add a Ploughman's Lunch and that gilts the whatever cake your scoffing.
Stanage Edge was, as always on a sunny day, busy with climbers and walkers, which meant loads of cars parked along the road - what a bunch of mean pocketed drivers they are; they'll spend hundreds of pounds on gear and object to paying a couple of quid to park in the car park provided by the Peak Park Authority.
The sunshine caused the usual mass migration of Cretacea Britani onto the streets, parks and shopping centres. The amount of white blubber, often tattooed with tribal symbols of dubious provenance, is breathtaking. This mass display is symptomatic of the animal which spends most of its time sheltering in caves it calls houses and flats. The Japanese Whaling Organisations have for years been trying to obtain permission to carry out scientific research, but the short-term nature and unpredictable of sunshine in the animals habitat has, so far prevented this. The most interesting feature of these tribal animals is that they turn a bright pink or ever red by the time the sun sets. Pink or red blubber is not a sight that you want to see as you make your way home after a day in the country ...
It's better to travel than arrive ... then again ...