On the move again, further north again to the Western Lakes District in Cumbria. We have to fix a slow leak in one of the tyres along the way – not a puncture but a […]
Month: July 2013
Day Forty Two
In an unexpected turn of events, today we explore the intricacies of the National Health System (NHS). Chris’s leg has become worse and even the shortest walk aggravates it and makes it swell. So, to […]
Day Forty One
We are still in Coniston, in the Lakes District, as I call it “Beatrix Potter Land”, or as the Japanese call it “Peter Rabbit Land”. Today we plan on seeing the Beatrix Potter Gallery and […]
Day Forty
Very lazy day today. We awake to rain, well Chris awakes to rain. It’s kept me up half the night and I am therefore not in a mood to troop off into the day. Instead […]
Day Thirty Nine
Having been steered clear of the Beatrix Potter display late in the day yesterday, I am determined to make it there today…but first we have a cruise planned on Windermere Lake which stops at the […]
Day Thirty Eight
Exploring day. We take off to see two of the local villages that are part of the Lakes District. It’s very pretty where we are, with both lake and seaside options. The first town we […]
Day Thirty Seven
Rain rain go away, come back another day. It is, in case you haven’t guessed, raining. A bit of a wake up call after the wonderful balmy summer weather of the past month. We wake […]
Day Thirty Six
We leave Yorkshire today, heading north east towards the Lakes District. Chris manages to hand feed a pheasant before we leave. He has wandered in looking for breakfast. Yorkshire has been really beautiful, as lovely […]
Day Thirty Five
We wake to the news of the arrival of Kate and William’s baby boy. The country is in raptures and its very easy to be caught up in the joy of it. Westminster Abbey’s bells […]
Day Thirty Four
We’re still in the Yorkshire Dales today. We start the day with a walk into the local village of Grassington. Very pretty, with cobblestone streets and stone shops winding up steep streets and vast expanses […]