Hello from Augill Castle

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Tonight we are at Augill Castle just by the Lakes District, which is very nice the kids (and Tanya) are in a minature cinema watching a movie.

The last couple of days was spent driving down along side Loch Ness (Sadly the weather was so bad we could barely see out the window of the car) leave alone any dark shapes in the water. But it was still fun and an adventure.

Not sure if it has made news in Australia but the weather here has been pretty bad by English standards with lots of rain and flooding the last couple of days although apart from yesterday we have missed the worst of it.

Last night we stayed near Glasgow and this morning visited a Whisky distillery (Which I really loved) and Carlisle Castle (Which the kids really loved).

Then tomorrow night we will overnight in Chester, before heading to Ellesmere Port the following day.

Love
Darren, Tanya, Carolyn, Hayley and John

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Photos

Loch Ness
And the swell is up

Looking for Nessie
We hope we are doing this right?

Loch's at Fort William
Standing for a photo in the rain

Auchentoshan Distillery, Scotland
The different colours of whisky

Time out
On a weee whisky tasking tour

Besieged Castle
Someone must have told them John was coming !

Reflection time deep in the heart of Carlisle Castle
Hmmmm.....retreat or attack?

Attack, Attack, Attack !
This is way more fun !

The old Chemist shop in Keswick
Notice the little lost boy in the window longing for a lick of the chocolate fountain

Having a bite at the Wasdale Head Inn
A nice little pub in the middle of no where.

On leaving the pub we noticed this sign
We were luck to leave without a puppy.

A Red Phone Box in Chester
If only you could lock these red phone boxes from the outside.

Heading up the Snowdon Mountain Railway
With one of these

I think I can, I think I can
Its a long way to the top!

Still going....
Up up up

We made it !
Well the train did, Dad wants to come back and hike it next time.

Mill House and Barn in Deri
Met Ugo and Gwenda both lovely people who showed us photos of the different stages of building and restoring

A photo with Ugo
In the backyard, notice the pond, John will explain.