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Day 61 19 July 2019 Iceland Tour Day1 Reykjavik to The Golden Circle, Geysir, Gullfoss and Seljalandsfoss.

Posted on 20/07/2019 by Greg

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 →

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Day 59 17th July 2019 Manchester England to Reykjavik Iceland and The Blue Lagoon.

Posted on 18/07/2019 by Greg

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 →

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Day 58. 16 July 2019. Cartmel to Manchester via Sizergh Castle

Posted on 17/07/2019 by Greg

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 →

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Day 57 15th July 2019 Coniston, Hawkshead and between Esthwaite Water and Windermere.

Posted on 16/07/2019 by Greg

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 →

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Day 55 13th July 2019 Keswick to Cartmel / Broughton Fields via Orrest Head Viewpoint, Windermere, Blackwell – The Arts and Craft House, and Cartmel Priory.

Posted on 14/07/2019 by Greg

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 →

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Day 54 12 July 2019 Portinscale – Exploring the north half of The Lakes District by car, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Grasmere, Ambleside, Buttermere & Grange

Posted on 13/07/2019 by Greg

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 :1166

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Day 53 11th July 2019 Portinscale, Keswick, The Lakes District

Posted on 12/07/2019 by Greg

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 →

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Days 43 to 51 1st July to 9th July 2019 – Ipsley (Birmingham) to Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Posted on 10/07/2019 by Greg

We have condensed these 10 days into 1 post as we have taken things very easy, a mid holiday break if you like. Day 43 July 1 2019   Ipsley (Birmingham) We had a quiet morning, did a bit of shopping, … Continue reading →

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An aside: The Greening of England.

Posted on 04/07/2019 by Greg

We are going to post a condensed blog for our time around the Birmingham area. In the mean time here is an observation from me that really doesn’t fit in anywhere else. Number of Views :992

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Day 39 27th June 2019 Padstow

Posted on 28/06/2019 by Greg

We decided to have a more relaxed day today before we start travelling again tomorrow. A walk around Padstow and its surrounds and an early dinner was the plan. Number of Views :955

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