Had a great three days in Derbyshire with Jon. Camping never used to be like this! The days of trecking up mountains to pitch tents on a rock fall in the dark have certainly been good preparation for driving to the campsite, putting up a 6-man 'Palacio' tent, and relaxing on the riverbank with a beer. Although the River Derwent was perfect for canoeing we were foiled by the shallows and a couple of weirs about a mile in each direction from our site. We were hoping to explore the Cromford Canal as well, however we found that the majority of it cannot be navigated. We'll definitely need to research some more waterways if we ever plan go far by boat.
Having picnicked at Black Rock and visited the incredible Scarthin bookshop in Cromford we decided to head home before the weather turned against us. This was obviously a sensible decision because our leisurely drive through the Peak District (via Poole's Cavern in Buxton) soon turned into a wet journey all the way home.
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well captured :>
jonathan & hetty
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