Lakes district

Friday 11th July - Green Gables, Windemere Lakes District

We arrived, after a fantastic drive from Wales, at Windemere in the heart of England's Lakes District. We quickly found a B&B named Green Gables....and a bloke who ran the place who knew absolutely everything about everything. He used up some valuable drinking time! I mean, the sun was belting down, we had passed a beer garden that looked like the old Northies and had our names all ove it, and he just kept talking!!!! Eventually, our bags in the room, we made it to the beer garden.

 

A great afternoon, a few pints, endless sunshine and a friendly chat with some Dutch. Cath was being a little shallow, as there were plenty of young topless tradies in the audience...We then walked across the road to the Italian restaurant and had some food without....wait for it...no chips!! Finally!

Saturday 12th July - Bowness, Windemere Lake, Ambleside, Lakes area, Hawks Head then Carlisle

An early brekky and then onto the beautiful Lake Windemere on a cruise boat. Warm on the way down the lake, quite cold on the way back, but very pretty and worthwhile. We then drove around the lake area, which is gorgeous. A couple of stops to look at mostly Beatrix Potter stuff 'Peter Rabbit, Mother Goose' fame (they don't think it's amusing here to suggest she was Harry Potters mum), then onto Carlisle at the very top of the Lakes district.

We found a great B&B there, run by a lady named Karen, which we highly, highly recommend. The place was perfect. To top it off, we went to a Greek restaurant 100 metres up the road named Alexanderos. Although we hadn't booked, they squeezed us in, to the point they had to move us for desert! But great food and service. Mrs Alexanderos seemed a little cross to find Mr Alexanderos had accommodated us, but we got over that and had a great night.

Sunday 13 July - Carlisle, Hadrians Wall, Dumfries,Ayr, Glasgow

 

Albeit a lateish start to the day, and after a good look around an interesting town, we sadly left Carlisle, we travelled straight to a couple of the forts on hadrians wall, commissioned by emperor Hadrian in 79AD and was continually used for a period of 400 years. A lot of it was plundered by local farmers to build houses, farm walls etc, but a great engineering feat in its time. Then north through Dumfries, then to the coast towards Ayr. Again, the scenery off the beaten track, was stunning. However, we were content to take in the scenery and continue to Glasgow.

 

 

 

So from here we go?....

 

Yours in travel

Cathngreg

 

 

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