Crummock Water again; a scene of peace and beauty; Gaia preening and posing and looking so serene.

Shortly after this point on the walk around the lake you have to leave the shoreline and walk up on the road as there is no historical right of way and the farmer has not granted it. This reflects a long established battle (and yes it has been violent in the past with mass ‘trespasses’) between the rights of the walker and the rights of the landowner. And the overwhelming majority of walkers try and behave responsibly as they do not wish to damage the countryside they love. And most landowners are accomodating, even finding ways to supplement their income (B&B, the occasional cream tea, farm shop sales), but some not. They are resentful of the very walkers without whose presence these fells and villages would be forlorn and rundown with little economic value. So a need for a balance on this overcrowded planet between the two, with respect for each other and respect for Gaia.