After a tough walk around the Fairfield Horseshoe yesterday I felt like a much easier walk and a visit to Buttermere, which is a lovely part of the world. Unfortunately walking the Wainwrights rarely means an easy walk, the torture on my legs, straight up the Knott Rigg ascent from the Newlands Pass, wasn’t much fun. Coupled with warming sunshine left me wishing I’d stuck to the original plan of a walk around Buttermere itself. Once on the ridge the views were lovely, however I wasn’t finished making a mess of things and after a sit, just down from Ard Crags summit, I left my camera in the heather at that spot, I realised about 30 metres from Sail Beck what I’d done. Words were exchanged with myself and I turned and marched back up, collapsing at the top!! I decided at that point to just retrace my steps back over Knott Rigg and to the car, before a drive to Buttermere and a well earned cake and ice cream!!!