Blogs from Keswick, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

Hi All, The one thing that is driving me mad about blogging is that we don't always have access to the internet! Unfortunately a couple of blogs have arrived out of order - thought that I'd sent them but had only saved them . Anyway, here is the next installment. Caernarfon was ok, the B&B was comfortable but needed redecorating. We had a stroll around the city when we got there and decided to see the castle and ride the railway to the top of Mt. Snowdon the next day. We were up early and decided to do the train trip first as we had to drive up the mountain to meet the train. A dinky little cog railway took us up the mountain - fantastic views, the photos don't do them justice - absolutely FREEZING, ... read more

I woke early in the morning. The heating in the Youth Hostel, following the 2 freezing tent-bound nights previous, had made for a clammy sleep. I moved quietly, trying not to disturb John in the bunk opposite. He awoke as I was finishing my packing and we went down together to get breakfast. Often I find the food at Youth Hostels to be fairly unappetising, but once again the Keswick cooked breakfast impressed. As started on my second plate of fried bread, egg and beans I glanced out of the window at the grey drizzle outside, eternally grateful I was not making my breakfast myself outside. I chatted idly to John, the topics ranging from his raging endorsement for a certain camp-stove (an MSR JetBoil for the interested) to my predicament lost in the fells the ... read more

We are in Beatrix Potter/Wordsworth country. Beautiful lakes, parks and rolling hills and lots of stone cottages. Life in a campervan is interesting, people in UK have a different way of holidaying in motor camps. In some of them, they even go to the extent of organising Bingo and a singing vocalist to entertain the campers. Shades of "Hi de Hi" ! (much to our amusement). Met a fellow kiwi last Sunday and would you beleive it she knows a very good friend of ours in Papamoa. Small world. Sorry that some of you have had problems accessing the blog - we have had some problems too; but hopefully all OK now. George and Anna... read more

At the northern end of the Lake District is Keswick (pronounced Kesick) another pretty town as they all seem to be. I haven’t come across an ugly town yet. Walking is the main attraction here too. ... read more

This morning we walked two miles from our hostel up to Castlerigg Stone Circle. It’s a stone circle just like Stonehenge only smaller. It was kind of neat to have our literature class in the rocks and to think about how they’ve been here even long than writing has. Some people danced in the circle last night (there was a full moon and it was May Day—how perfectly pagan), but I was took exhausted. I’ve spent the day basically recovering, so there’s not a lot to say. I did some laundry and went to an internet café. For lunch, I bought a great pasty at this cute little bakery for only 90 pence and an ice cream cone with a “flake” in it. A flake is this candy bar that Cadbury makes. It’s like folds ... read more