We turned for home. The sky was brilliant with those salmon cloud effects. I was very taken.
You really do need to click on the photo to get the full effect.
Somewhere out there was where my Nanny was born. She died in her fifties when I was fourteen but I remember her well. She was a big jolly lady – full of fun. I wished I had known her as a flighty young girl. She was full of life and rebelliousness. I think I’ve got a bit of her in me.
Day three was sunny and we set off to walk to Mount Ingleborough. My Nanny came from Ingleton and it was nice to think that she had walked these hills as a child. She had led an interesting life.
As a child her mother had died and she had run away from home at the age of twelve in rebellion against her stepmother who was a very strict religious woman. She had worked in a hospital laundry in Lancaster. She had met up with a boxer at the travelling fair and run off with him. He took on all-comers for three rounds. He left her pregnant down in Portsmouth and gave her his silver cups which she pawned.
I thought about her as I made my way up those hills. She would have stood where I was and looked at this incredible landscape. It was where she grew up.
I was fascinated with this tree on the horizon. I took a lot of different shots of it.
Mount Ingleborough coming into view.
As the sun was coming out we ate our sandwiches and gazed over the panoramic views. It was complete peace. The whole landscape was devoid of people. You could let your eyes feast and your mind absorb.
To get the full effect you need to click on the photos so that they open up – particularly the panoramic shots. They don’t look much small.
I loved the way it changed mood as the sun came out. 
