Dad with Grasmere in the background

Saturday update

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April 12th 2014
Yestreday we walked down Derwentwater where Swallows and Amazons was based and we spent most of the time looking for Wild Cat island. It was a very sunny day and I paddled in the River Derwent. We stayed in Honister youth hostel. Today the weather was the oppostite to yesterday - very windy, rainy, slightly foggy and very boggy. I fell over 8 times!!! we are now s ... read more

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