The weekend prior to this one had seen us wave off Boy1 to antipodean climes, so we were more than a little raw emotionally. We decided that a weekend in the Lakes would be just the tonic, and so had booked in chez in-laws. Weather-wise it was simply stunning!
Given that's it's now 6 months on, I can't remember much about the trip itself, so I can't regale you with witticisms (or rants) about the day. I'll just have to let the photos do the talking.
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| En route from Ambleside to Glenridding |
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| Approaching Brothers Water en route to Glenridding |
We drove from Ambleside to Glenridding and negotiated our way round to the car park. Most of the repairs following Storm Desmond 9 months earlier were getting on for completion. We decided we didn't mind paying for car parking - in fact we wanted to: the upkeep of the Lakes' beauty is important to us.
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| View from behind the jetty |
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| told you the weather was beautiful! |
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| New wall to right built since floods |
We walked from the jetty up the western side of the lake, on the recently completed 'Ullswater Way', stopping 10 minutes in to admire the view:
Initially we were near the lake edge
Then the path moves over the road - I was worried I would be disappointed to be moving away from the water, but the scenery soon showed that I needn't have been!
We stopped for refreshments at the tea room, and then made our way up to Aira Force.
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| Spot the cricket |
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| Spot the creepy alien plant thing |
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Dat rainbow tho
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We then made our way back down to the Ullswater shore to catch the boat back whence we came.
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| Boyz in da wood |
The boat (sorry "steamer") trip was gorgeous. I do love seeing the mountains from the water :-)
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| Looking northeast (towards Pooley Bridge) |
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| Island and standing up on a canoe man |
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| Ok, it's another selfie. I'm not sorry. |
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| Another island |
Arriving in Glenridding we ran into one of Boy2's primary school teachers (much to his embarrassment) and John took a photo of someone else's car (much to my embarrassment). It was a sporty BMW, but more importantly it was plugged in and charging. Which admittedly is really cool. But I'm cooler still, and distanced myself from the fanboy extraordinaire for a few minutes.
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| There you are then, seeing as your curiosity was piqued. |
As we drove back to Ambleside, I was able to snap some lovely photos on my phone from a moving car! Which provided a stunning end to a wonderful day: The Lake District is the most soothing balm to this little healing heart.
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