Another Saturday morning, another 8am Blues match. This week Mat lent me his tablet so I could watch the Blues beat the Chiefs. Sadly, we were denied a bonus point right at the end but it was a good win. I probably won't be in a position to watch the playoff matches we'll be in various European countries.

For this morning's walk, we were supposed to meet Meryl and Pete in the carpark at 11am. After a suitably leisurely breakfast we almost made it. The walk was a 6km loop heading up the river and then back along an old rail trail.

The cliffs beside the river were being used for bouldering.

There was an albino swan swimming in the river, although none of my cousins seemed to think this was strange.

At one point, we got a random passing stranger to take a photo of us all.

Our walk back was along an old rail trail above the river which included a couple of fairly long tunnels.

After finishing our walk we drove a couple of kilometres to a spot overlooking the valley where we ate lunch and enjoyed an ice cream.

On our way back to Youlgreave, we stopped in the village of Ashford-in-the-water. The attraction here, as well as it just being a typical quaint old village, was the ancient Derbyshire tradition of "well dressing". Villagers take a wooden board, soak it in the river for a week, plaster it with clay and then decorate it with flowers, wool, twigs and whatever other natural materials they can find. They make really intricate designs and then display them around the village.

The walk around the village to find the well dressings was scenic in its own right and we also saw the "Flower Festival" in the parish church.

After an afternoon snooze and dinner, some of us went for an evening stroll around the local village of Youlgreave.

The parish church here dates back to 1150.

As well as the parish church, there are no fewer than three Methodist chapels - and only three pubs.

We walked back along the river.

And of course, having walked down to the river, we had to finish the walk with a climb back out of the valley.