enjoying the sunshine

canal caches and visitors from NZ

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January 13th 2016
I had planned a trip to Glasgow this week to share Jack's birthday celebrations, but the floods had badly damaged a bridge en route, and there are no trains after Carlisle at least till February. Having looked at alternative ways of getting there, all very lengthy and some quite difficult, I decided I'd stay at home. So we came up with a second best plan, and Alex and I had a good walk along th ... read more

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