Saturday it was a lovely day, so off to busy Wasdale.
I eventually found somewhere safe [relatively] to park the car and bimbled up Netherbeck to Scoat Tarn, arriving at sunset.
I camped in a different spot than my usual one, as I couldn't be arsed walking around the tarn, and the attraction of a relatively  level bit of dry ground in the shelter of a huge boulder with a lovely view of Seascale was just too good to miss.
It also turned out to be a bit warmer than the other side, maybe because the crags there cause a cold drop at night.
At 1-45am I turned out for a call of nature and there wasn't a cloud in the sky so I spent 10 mins gazing at the firmament..it couldn't last of course; by 8am it was gloom and mist all round...
What a difference a day makes, as the old song goes...
I headed off up Scoat Fell, made my way across to Pillar, [which I actually had to navigate off] and with the clouds descending  and the drizzle starting decided to call it a day and made my way down Blacksail Pass to the Wasdale Head Inn for a swift pint and marvel at the obscene prices of food in the bar, and then home.
I  tried out a Decathlon Quechua 50l  [Forclaz Ultralight] rucksack I bought last year. Not impressed. The hipbelt wasn't supportive enough for the stuff needed for an overnighter and the shoulder straps too thin. I'll stick to my trusty Macpacs in future. However it'll get used for kayaking trips as it's so small it will go in the hatches easily.
I also tried a short self inflating mat, which didn't do the job at this time of year, so it's back to the Thermarest Prolite 3; 170gms extra but no cold legs.


PS.. thoroughly recommend Crocs shoes. After a 10 mile tramp they are might look like you are wearing some garden watering equipment on your feet, but they are very, very, comfy.