Mist in the valley

It was impossible to see even the garden wall today as the mist was so thick. The world felt small and closed in, I accepted that my bike would have to stay idle for today and I got on with things inside. When I found that friends over in the east were enjoying sunshine it occurred to me that I, too might find  the sun if I headed for higher ground.
I drove towards the Pennines and was surprised and delighted to come out into brilliant sunshine part way up Hartside pass. I set off for a brief walk on the soggy moorland to marvel at the view of the whole Eden valley full of mist with the hill around Penrith rising like an island in a huge lake of white. I was so carried away that my afternoon outing turned in to an epic hike and I only just made it back to the car before it was really dark. It was worth it and the smile on my face lasted even when I sank back down into the mist and the dark to come home.