Monthly Archives: July 2019

We started early today, after cleansing sulphur assisted showers, we figured we were ready for anything! Seriously, the water here at our hotel has a strong sulphur aroma to it. Something to do with the volcanic ground water here at … Continue reading →

When we opened the curtains this morning we were greeted with a view of clouds rolling down the distant mountains. They looked like an avalanche captured in time, as beautiful as amazing. We were picked up from our hotel and … Continue reading →

Happy 61st birthday Greg, how lucky spending it here.  After birthday cards, messages and phone calls we headed out on a two hour city walk tour of Reykjavik.   What we enjoyed most was our guide Sara.  She is a formidable 39 year old, … Continue reading →

We were all packed and in a taxi to the airport on time at 10am. Pity our flight wasn’t on time. Deb got a message saying it was now leaving at 13:30 rather than the 12:55 scheduled time. By the … Continue reading →

We had a little dilemma today, Manchester is about 90 mins away from Cartmel, we can’t check in at our accommodation until 3pm, so we looked around for things to do in the morning. Cate, our host, suggested we visit … Continue reading →

We had a quiet sort of day today in the lead up to a few days of traveling. We took a drive north to the small lakeside village of Coniston. The village is set on the north west edge of … Continue reading →

We had a lovely breakfast this morning all on our own, in a beautiful conservatory overlooking the garden.  We feel like we are staying with a crazy aunt.  Cate is delightful, the house is a little ramshackle in places, but only adds … Continue reading →

We left Keswick a bit before 9am this morning and headed south, exploring as we went. Our first stop was on the southern side of Windermere, we got a good park on the side of the main road just past … Continue reading →

After our big effort yesterday we decided on an easier day today taking in many of the main towns/villages/hamlets of The northern Lakes District. Number of Views :1103

After breakfast we set out and walked into Keswick, about a mile away. It has rained a little overnight and the ground was fresh and clean, but the clouds were hanging around. We took the opportunity and had a look … Continue reading →