We had a slow start - luxury. Drove back to Horton so started at 10:30. The fact it was bank holiday weekend had totally passed me by. I wouldn’t have been able to tell you what day it was! There was a racing event, motor biking, and the usual 3 Peak events happening so the parking and traffic around Ribbleshead viaduct had to be seen to be believed. Heading out on the Pennine Way was a different world. Not a soul around and everything quiet. Just the occasions curlew call. We stilled at Sell Gill to take photos of where water would normally pour down into the depths. Not event a trickle today. Everything is so dry. And then everything changed - the 3 peak trail joined us and suddenly not only walkers but cyclist were buzzing around us. Up until this point, Martin found the walk disappointing as he’d seen these views before ferrying me back and forth; he turned back at 11:30. The Pennine Way left the 3 peak track shortly after with the Ribbleshead viaduct coming ...