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The beer at the Druid Inn was good.12:13:21
It looked OK from the outside (if you ignore the plastic flowers) - I think this is the vernacular for the area.12:23:44
...but inside I had rather hoped it would be a bit more, well, rustic.13:08:08
Our group (minus me) at our table - we even had a sort of private room, which was nice of the owners given we'd just turned up without a booking. The food was pretty good I thought.
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Near the pub. Somebody ha a boring time making this.14:04:23
On our walk now. An upturned tree.14:16:43
The walk passed by a former quarry, so there were lots of piles of large rocks everywhere in the early stages.14:22:15
The Cork Stone.
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The girls both had a go at climbing but I think they needed to be a bit taller!14:23:25
Chie having a go too.14:25:03
I surprised myself by having a go, and made it to the top. Here's the view from there.14:26:56
I assume these are more leftovers from some earlier period of quarrying.
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More scrambling about.14:28:08
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We found a trig poing, which seemed like a good opportunity for a group shot.
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Erika on the trig point.14:41:42
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Flowers in amongst the shrubs.
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Interesting sky.14:45:40
We thought this was a bee's nest, but apparently it wass actually a wasp nest.14:59:17
At the Nine Ladies stone circle now.14:59:29
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I think this is called the King Stone.
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Some ribbons in a nearby tree.15:12:01
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Consulting the map for the best route back.
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Another rock I would have liked to visit on the way back, but there was no obvious public footpath leading to it.17:06:14
Stopped off in Bakewell en route to Buxton, where we'd be staying the night. I bought some emergency kit as I realised I had forgotten my tarp.18:07:23
The view from our room in the Palace Hotel in Buxton.
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Our room.18:16:43
The staircase at the Palace Hotel was rather grand.18:18:17
Erika at the foot of the staircase.18:18:20
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Outside the Palace Hotel.18:24:55
Walking through Buxton towards dinner.19:30:32
Dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Buxton.21:38:57
Later on in the evening I said goodnight to the girls, and headed up into the hills above Buxton for a wild camp.
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Brought some wine along with me, a particularly good Gavignet I thought.21:51:57
Wine on a hilltop.21:52:19
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Night time view over Buxton.
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Attempted to get a picture of me in the dark, but you can barely see me!