The tent was pitched on a slightly sloping piece
of ground as there were two other tents already pitched where there
was no slope but they had moved on in the morning so first of all we
emptied the tent temporarily, removed the pegs and re-pitched it
about 2 meters further away.
We had breakfast at the tent (cereal followed by
sausage sandwiches) and started to get ready for a walk.
Originally we had decided on a walk up some nearby
hills but again it was cloudy and showery and when were heard
rumblings of thunder, we decided to remain at lower levels.
After looking at the map, we saw a route which you
could follow around the lake of Crummock Water which was just a short
distance away the other side of Buttermere, so we could easily walk
there straight from the campsite.
So, we opted for this option and luckily there
were only a few short showers and it was a nice walk as well.
When we had arrived back in Buttermere we visited
the café for coffee and some shortbread biscuits.
In the evening it was again showery so I sat in
the tent's porch while Karen lay inside the inner part of the tent,
again having a read.
Gradually the rain increased and then there was a
downpour again with thunder.
Soon there was a pool of water forming on the
grassy ground in the porch which soon became about an inch (2.5cm)
deep! It was run-off from the rain flowing on the water-logged past
the tent. I had to keep my feet off the ground as I continued to
read. Luckily as the sewn-in groundsheet of the inner tent has a
section of material around the bottom a few inches in height, none of
this water got into the inner tent.
Once the heavy rain stopped, the pool soon
dissipated leaving a squelchy ground.
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