Spent a relaxed day catching up with family on Sunday and it was great to renew connections after so long away. Had lunch sitting outside in the garden and enjoyed both the company and the warmth of the day. We also had a walk along the canals in the early evening and got to see a narrow boat moving through the lock system.
Monday 9th:
We farewelled Lynda and Andy this morning (hope the decorating is going well!!) and headed for the Lake District. Fortunately the GPS worked today (hmmmm that was a bit of an adventure yesterday morning when we left the airport and the GPS failed to turn on so we had to "wing it") and got to Bowness-on-Windemere relatively easily. Its a very pretty place (although a bit like Queenstown I think). We had to contend with rain for much of the early afternoon, however, it fined up as the day progressed and we managed to do a bit of touring around the area. We took the car ferry across the lake to see Beatrix Potter's house and the photo above was taken at nearby Hawkeshead. Across the whole area the buildings and walls are generally made of stone and the flower baskets are in full bloom so everything is very picturesque.
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