Having agreed the night before on Plan D, we hopped in Alan's taxi at 9:00 in the morning for a quick ride to Ambleside, not far from our lodgings in Coniston. Ambleside (on the north shore of Lake Windermere) turned out to be one of our favorite towns of the trip - and we would have missed it entirely with Plan A! We wandered the stores a bit (many great outdoor shops, and a couple of bookstores, as well as a great coffee place). Then Sheila led us on a wonderful up-and-over-a-pike loop walk. The view from the top was spectacular - the lake and many of the hills that we were to have walked or would walk - and the weather cooperated with some sun and only a little rain. We missed the opening hours for the mid-walk tea stop, but were just as happy with a post-walk latte.
Ambleside and this day's hike planted a seed in our mind: a return to England to stay for a few weeks in a self-catering cottage and climb many of the Lake District pikes and fells. We'll let you know!
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