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There it is!

We eventually pulled in to the parking lot of a government-run National Park site. By this time it was absolutely miserable outside the bus. With virtually no trees around for shade I was all for staying on the bus and observing what little I could see from inside our air-conditioned cocoon. James led us to the park's office building which was closing for the day. Behind it I could see a very long dirt path leading uphill through a pasture infested with sheep. At the top of the distant hill I could just make out a gray wall. the energetic kids in our group immediately broke into a run toward the hilltop. When I saw some of the folks that were even older than myself walking up the incline, I wasn't about to wimp out again. I was sweating like a pig when I finally made the crest of the hill, but the view was well worth it.
Day Six (From Wales to the Lake District to Carlisle)

July 18th 2006
One of the few drawbacks of travelling through an English-speaking country is that the TV news is in English. So first thing in the morning I learned that England was in the midst of an all-time heat wave. Temperatures this coming afternoon were expected to be in the mid 90's. And now we were headed deeper into the world that had no clue what "air conditioning" meant. The Welsh don't seem to ... read more
Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cheshire » Chester

British Flag Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more
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