Well I left Durham and travelled west, through what looked like moors or something. Quite nice, but very plain, very few trees etc. I did pass signs to the most amazing place names, they have some wonderfully imaginative names for their villages over here.
Along the road, not the prettiest country I saw, but where the layby was...
I have spilt some coke on my laptop and the keyboard is not happy. It is very sluggish...
I am now in the lakes area and it is absolutely beautiful, but I am not sure if it is worth the stress... Driving is a nightmare, tiny little roads, huge amounts of traffic and the road rules seem to fly out the window most of the time... I have seen signs that I have never seen before on the roadside. On arriving in Windermere yesterday I saw a sign with several cars on it saying, expect queuing!! What? I found out it is an English understatement for expect the worst traffic jams you have ever seen... Today I saw one that said “Caution oncoming traffic in the middle of the road” I thought, “they make signs for that?” “Why not just make them stay on their own side?”. I then realised that it was impossible to stay on your own side and only hoped they had the sign on the other side of the range to warn people that I was coming, down the middle of the road... It was so hairy, people right on your backside and trying to pass folk with only inches to spare. I was driving a rental car, with stone fences on the road edges and trying to pass oncoming traffic, it was horrid!!! Horrid I tell you, my nerves will be shot for a week!!!
Some of the raods I travelled. There were 3 sheep asleep on the road at one point. I had to wait until there was no traffic to take the pic, I was a jibbering wreck by the end of it. It was about 1 hour of this stuff.
As mentioned the scenery was incredible, but hard to see, you cannot rubberneck when you have traffic and stone fences to deal with. The English have rest areas, that they call Parking, for some reason.. But they are never in a scenic area, so you cannot get good pic of any of the lovely countryside. I tried to get some to show you, but didn’t get much. I shall share what i have, but it ain’t much...
Wonderful views, if you can get a park, I managed here, by parking Dorothy in the scrub...
Another view, this time of the countryside. Beautiful.
I am staying in my first B&B and it is okay, a nice little cottage, which was impossible to find, it took me over 2 hours and 2 phone calls to get here, but i finally made it. I was in the town all right, just couldn’t find the cottage, I called and found out there ar two Laurel Cottages and I called the wrong one.....Doh!!! Anyway I did get here and the lady that runs the place is very nice. I had a lovely tea in a restaurant on the corner last night and a great big breakfast here this morning, so I am not starving by any means. I have even had time to do some shopping, which I hate, but I did enjoy this, I love buying presents...
The view from the restaurant I ate at last night, that is the B&B on the right.
I am off tomorrow, I am going to stay one night in Rotherham, to catch up with some English friends, M&M who Kearie and I met in Greece, lovely people, so that will be a nice catch up. I am then heading south again. Perhaps to Melton Mowbray, I have been told that is a nice area.
Talk to you again soon
Lones
Stil on the go Leonie. I can imagine yor problems with their roads. Beautiful scenery isn't it??, but as yo say no place to get a good pictures. Nice little village. Our gasshoppers are on the move and are going to bugger some very good crops.
ReplyDeleteWill catch you later Leonie.
Love Jack