A changeable pattern of weather over the last few days led to quite a bit of localised flooding in north Cumbria on Saturday and disruption to our expedition schedule.
On Saturday, as it had rained heavily overnight and continued to do so early in the morning, mum and dad decided they would leave us behind and head off to an event Called Woolfest in Cockermouth.
The event takes place on the outskirts of the town in north Cumbria at the auction mart and, as the name suggests is a festival of all things woolly.
On the way there they took a few detours to see for themselves some of the areas that had been flooded.
A field, to the side of the A595 just outside of Carlisle, had been turned into a reservoir due to the amout of water that now flooded it.
The farmer was busy trying to rescue the cattle that had become marooned just a few moments before this picture was taken. It appears that they were all ok, apart from being very soggy.
Baldwinholme flooding
Nearby in a small village called Baldwinholme, flooding had affected the road.
Water was gushing out of nearby fields and pooling on the road, causing drivers to stop and assess the depth before proceeding.
According the the Environment Agency (EA), the boffins that monitor rivers for floods, the River Eden in Carlisle peaked at over 3.47m in Carlisle on Saturday.
This is a long way short of the peak of 7.23 metres on 08 January 2005 when Carlisle flooded.
High water in Cockermouth
Taking a slight detour dad stopped off in Cockermouth to take a look at the river levels.
You may remember that this town was the scene of devastating floods in 2009 where flood waters rushed down the main street clearing away anything in its path.
Thankfully on Saturday these scenes were not being replayed but the two leggers saw some very worried visitors keeping a close eye on the river.
According to the EA river levels peaked on Saturday just below 2.7m – only 1m below the flood levels of 2009.
Flood defence works are being constructed in Cockermouth, so these should help reassure and protect residents and shop owners in the town once finished.
Woolfest 2012
Heading up the hill and away from the river the arrival of a bit of sunshine helped improve spirits as the humans arrived at their destination of Woolfest.
Listening to them recount their day, and investigating the sniffs they brought back, it appears as if we missed out on quite an event.
Charlie was all over mum when she returned and soon worked out the smell of sheep and wool.
He was into everything as he worked out where they had been, no bag was left unsearched.
Cows, other dogs, sawdust and of course sheep were all found in the mix.Which is no surprise given the event was held in a cattle market where some owners had brought along their pets.
Maybe we will get out to play on soon?
Until next time
Buster and Charlie