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liz p thanks jim weres me on them pics u missed me and jacqui out we feel like billys now nobody likes us but then again i might have broken your camera with the face i got haha

Chris n Norman Hey Jim. Great to see slide-show. What weather, eh?! More like November than June. Lovely place, though - and as our daughter says -"It don't rain in the pub!"

Lisa hey jim....can't wait to get to wigan in december after seeing that!!

Jim A photo of the White Hart taken on a kinder day.

Jim In June 2008 St. Matthews Rambling Club, Wigan, were caught in an unseasonable summer rain storm at Hawes in N. Yorkshire. This is a photo record of the day.

Jim Leaving the road in Hawes and heading out across the meadows.

Jim Wet and bedraggled on the walk they might have been, but our ladies always make an effort, and here they look nice and relaxed as they wait for their after walk meal.

Jim The meal and a drink together are the highlight of our days out together.

Jim On our way for a day's walking at Hawes in N. Yorks.

Jim Arriving in Hawes, North Yorkshire.

Jim With the car park almost empty in mid June we should have suspected something..

Jim ..did other people know about the impending storm?

Jim All is silent - even the steam train isn't operating today.

Jim Just this vintage single decker..

Jim ..that still plies a service around the Dales villages.

Jim One of the many dry stone walls that will slow our return when the storm catches us.

Jim You have to wait your turn to get over - then wait for others to come over before you can set off.

Jim One of the many ancient cattle barns that are common in the Dales.

Jim These were used to house cattle tended by wives and children.

Jim Dark and gloomy - who would think it was June?

Jim Tall grass in the hay meadows start to sway in the wind

Jim We step off the open moor into the village of Burnesett

Jim ..whose inhabitants are wisely tucked up in their houses.

Jim The rain is now beating down and this covered walkway is the only shelter we can find while we grab something to eat.

Jim Crossing all the field walls really slowed our return to the village.

Jim Even the camera can't avoid the dampness

Jim At last we see the tower of Hawes church and know shelter is now in sight - and we need it, as the cold and wet have really taken their toll on our stamina.

Jim Safe inside the pub talk is all about the day's walking conditions.

Jim After a day in the storm a blazing fire in The White Hart Inn in Hawes is just heaven. God bless the British pub.

Jim Thawing out and drying off.

Jim ..blissfully unaware we are in for a really wet and windy day.

Jim Outside, just 100 yards away from the pub the river thunders under the main street in Hawes.

Jim The wind driven rain gets inside the best of waterproofs - now its a race to get back.

Jim ...taking pictures is a hit or miss exercise.

Jim What was a shallow stream a couple of hours ago is now in flood

Jim The rivers and streams seem to fill before our eyes.

Jim With 20 people crossing them is a cold and tedious exercise.

Jim On the coach setting off for home..

Jim ...and it's still raining.

Jim Goodbye Hawes - sorry we caught you on a bad day - but we will be back - hopefully, on a kinder summer's day.

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