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Going to the Lakes

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April 19th 2011
talk about whistle stop! We drove up to the Lake District via the famous aquaduct built by Thomas Telford. What a spectacle - a stag party, dessed as pirates, had hired a boat for the weekend and amused themselves-and us- playing narrow boats. Then off to Ambleside, a pretty village on Lake Windermere, where we spent two nights in a most comfy b and b. We took a boat ride or two, walked 4 miles a ... read more

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