Going to the Lakes

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talk about whistle stop! We drove up to the Lake District via the famous aquaduct built by Thomas Telford. What a spectacle - a stag party, dessed as pirates, had hired a boat for the weekend and amused themselves-and us- playing narrow boats. Then off to Ambleside, a pretty village on Lake Windermere, where we spent two nights in a most comfy b and b. We took a boat ride or two, walked 4 miles along the lake, ate chips by the lake in the sunset...........then set off for home via the Bluebird exhibition and Chester, where we stopped to pick up a hire car for Sue and Steve and run the 2 miles round the city walls. Reaching Meifod we stopped for tea at Mum and dad's, where Uncle Frank, Auntie Margaret, Martin, Vikki, Sarah and Jen joined us all for a buffet and a gathering of clans. We all had a wonderful evening.
The baton is now taken up by Liz and Jerry, as the roving cousins head for Devon and Cornwall - though they'll be back next weekend!

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Photos

walking back
over the aquaduct

fish and chips
as we watched the sunset.

waiting
for the next ferry

Dodd's
Can you believe the pizza shop was called Dodd's?

with a Roman soldier
on the Chester wall

hurry!
there's a party to get to

Sarah and Jennifer
enjoyed the food - as did we all.

Martin and Steve
sorting out the geography of Australia

Martin
watching for hedgehogs

Comments

[Sue O'Brien]

What a fabulous time
we all had at the lakes district. Thankyou for driving us there Carrie xx