Saturday 17th November Today was my Dad's birthday, so I had no hikes planned for today - instead spending the day in Keswick with my parents. As the sun rose to the east, the remains of a temperature inversion could be seen towards Clough Head & Great Dodd. From checking social media later in the day, it turned out this was only the fringes of the inversion, which completed shrouded the Ullswater & Thirlmere valleys. After a leisurely breakfast, we drove into Keswick, parking up at the rugby club, and went for a wander. The farmers market was on, and there were quite a few people about already. After exploring the market stalls, and the obligatory visit to Friar's sweet shop to get some Christmas shopping done, we headed out of town, popping in a few photography & artist studios, before making our way to the shores of Dewentwater. It was a gorgeous day, bright sunshine, clear blue skies, but still holding the cool November temperatures, we made our way along t...