Today we visited the old processing mill at Force Crag Mine in the Coledale Valley, which was hosted by the National Trust. We walked up the old mine road in torrential rain so it was nice to finally get under cover. The tour itself was very fascinating and gave an insight of the ore processing, and of course the conditions the workers were subjected to. I highly recommend this tour so please look out for the event in the future.
From there it was a quick dash to meet Chris Weldon at the crossing of the River Esk at Eskmeals. Chris started and plans to finish the Lakeland Way in Keswick, so this was actually his halfway point of the 144 mile walk. We arrived to witness a neap tide at the crossing, meaning that the water level was higher than the average and just above our knees at its deepest point. It was perfectly safe though, and Chris continued on his journey. Overall it was a wonderful day.
