Run to the Hills! – Summer exped 1
September 9, 2021 Leave a comment
With the summer holidays beginning and building work at home a trip up north seemed a no brainer. I lived in Cumbria for many years and the opportunity to meld Lancaster and Yorkshire was ideal.
It began with something of a mystery tour, heading across into Westmorland. Post boxes, signs, black horses and wriggly tin abounded.
We were heading to the Friends meeting house at Brigflatts, this solace of calm was both a surprise and a place to reflect and begin my wind down to summer.
Sedbergh beckoned next and tight roads led up onto Winder, the reward was a pint in town. Many fond memories exist, one of our first family holidays were here.
The next day my friends had a swim date where the Roeburn meets Harterbeck in Wray. We met up at the tearoom, they swam and explored wriggly tin at the George and Dragon.
We then headed across to Hornby to wander to the river mouth. Plague wells, post boxes and stiles filled the landscape.
Wednesday was a visit out west to Morecambe and a piece of architecture I had wanted to see for years.
I explored the viaduct on the way home, little to know I would be paddling this canal later in the summer.
This was a great break, thanks to Z who helped inspire me and was punished with Carcassonne. I did a little to help too; working my passage …
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