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

Well wake up to another day full of sunshine so glad I got the razor to sort my legs out as it is another shorts day out there. Well did not expect to take a load of skin off when shaving my legs! It looked like a massacre had taken place in the shower with all the blood. You would not think a ladies razor could do that much damage! So we are off into Windermere again today. I know there will be loads of people around but think if we go later most of the day trippers will have decided to go home. I must admit would not want to be on the M6 motorway today, I bet it's chocker. Oh yes yesterday went out to the toilet block in the dark and got totally ... read more

So up early and with a full english brekkie we are going to make our way to Windermere. It was decided I would drive us there and Mike could be the navigator so I can see there being some heated words on this short journey! So after a short journey which if I am honest was not too bad, with no heated words, really surprising!! We find we are early to the campsite so park up until they let you in. This is where nearly our first heated words as not sure we were going down the right road but hey ho we find the site without a hitch. We are shown to our pitch as the camping and caravan club takes you to a pitch. We decide to walk to Staveley which is a nice ... read more

53 Miles. 12.7 MPH. 880 ascent The Mango Tree Indian Restaurant last night can be recommended. A great stay at the Jolly Farmer with a very luxurious breakfast before heading south along Mallerstang. First stop was the 13th century Pendragon ruined Castle before heading along to Sedbergh for a brew. Unfortunately the cafes were closed so we had to do a takeaway and sit in the street. Some narrow lanes to Kirkby Lonsdale in brilliant sunshine until we came across a Road Closed sign, which we ignored.as usual. Why are cyclists like this? Eventually we came across a big gap In the road where a new culvert was being installed with no chance of passing. A detour through the field across a wooden bridge got us safely past and confirmed my reputation for taking people off ... read more

1121 miles the signpost said it was to Rome . Reivers to the right of us and Romans to the left of us ..............stuck in the middle with you.................... , me , Sion and our Girl Gabby. How did we come to be in such an odd place . We had left Carlisle and had a night stop in mind . In the middle of nowhere . Well it was in the middle of fields , hills and in the hamlet of Alston . In a field , in a car park next to the Nook Farm Cafe and Shop. Beneath the ancient form of Epiacum , Never heard of Epiacum . Me neither until today . We were on an overnight stop for motorhomers recommended by CampRA, CampRA was something new .It did not exist ... read more

Google the Giraffe . That is what the sign said . The instruction was writ large beneath a metal sculpture of a giraffe alongside the M6. What was that all about? You could hardly drive past without googling the Giraffe . It was a clever piece of marketing . We expected something like the Angel of the North . What did we get - a advertisement for a local company.. So why are we driving up the M6? Gabby the motorhome had arrived home a few weeks ago and we had spent the last few weeks emptying her out and refilling her with essentials for our first trip out of 2021. She had been nothing more than a wardrobe and storage cupboard for the last six months . This was our first opportunity to get her ... read more