Boat loads of fun!

With winter closing in its time to bring the rowing boats away from their summer moorings and back to their winter homes. The boats weigh a considerable amount, so we had to call upon our Borrowdale counterparts (the driver is shown in the picture below) to help haul the boats off Crummock Water and Buttermere. Getting the boats off Crummock was straight forward as we had the use of a quad bike and the boat stands are at the lakeside by the moorings.





However removing the boats from Buttermere was a different story.
The boat was moored where there was no vehicle access, so we drew
straws to decide who was going to pull it round to where the boat trailer was situated.















Unfortunately for Jack he had wellies on so we threw the short straw at him. It really was not Jack's day, whilst moving the boat the lake rose over his wellies. Nevertheless Jack got the boat round to the shore and we loaded it up onto the trailer.




With the boat onboard and secured, we headed back to Loweswater where it will remain for the winter.



The boats laid to rest for another year before returning to the waters next spring.