Welcome to the High Peakssszzzzzzzzz........

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Our route from Manchester to Sheffield took us via Glossop and Snakes Pass, which travels over the High Peak of the Peak District. The lower parts of the Peaks were a rich, verdant green - so green it almost hurts one's eyes so to speak. Up higher, the greenery gives way to low heathland scrub, typified by bracken, heather and various mosses. The heather was just finishing, leaving the steep and rocky landscape painted with a lovely blend of faded purple and rich brown underscored by the black peat upon which the heather grows. Sadly though, we were just too tired to fully appreciate the visual feast that this landscape presents. Little Cocky and Possy both fell asleep almost straight away upon getting in the car. Goanna lasted until we'd gotten to the high part of the Peaks. By the time we were 3/4 of the way to Sheffield, Cocky had had enough and was falling asleep himself. Time for Goanna to wake up and take the wheel... ...so we bunny-hopped, stalled and windscreen-wiper signalled the last few miles of our way to town. 😊

We made it to Sheffield at about 7:45pm, almost 36 hrs after leaving our home in Aspendale. None of us remember a whole lot of meeting and reuniting with our family, nor of our simple dinner, which we are told was cream of chicken soup and toast. That part was a bit of a blur, LOL. What we do remember is a momentary feeling of utter bliss at finally laying horizontal in a bed before blackness and sleep engulfed us. None of us, not even Possy, woke up until full 12 hours later, cosy, warm and comfortable in our beds. 😊

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Photos

23Sep2010
Possy meeting her big cousin Alexander for the first time.

23Sep2010
"Baby Alice has got toys!"