After breakfast we walking into town to have a look at the rapids. They’re quite spectacular and the recent rain has added to the effect. The rapids are crossed by an ancient stone bridge, against […]
After breakfast we walking into town to have a look at the rapids. They’re quite spectacular and the recent rain has added to the effect. The rapids are crossed by an ancient stone bridge, against […]
We are officially in Scotland. I didn’t expect it to be much different to England, but it is. It’s become very mountainous and heavily forested with lots of fernery. So pretty. The colour are stunning […]
I think today is officially the halfway mark. I think we are way for about 92 days, but with flights I think it’s half way, or thereabouts. Today is a bit of a non event. […]
We are near the town of Whitehaven, which was once a major port, then a mining town until the the Thatcher years, and now…well now it looks a little sad. It’s clear that the town […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]