After we left Sarah and Chris in England we traveled up toward the lake district, and also planned to visit Edinburgh...of course the weather meant we had to change our plans and visit Scotland first. Here are the photos
The Lakes:
The lake district 'striding edge' walk...we actually walked a very narrow edge, fall off either side and I reckon you'd die. It was awesome! And sunny!
We felt a bit awkward when eating our lunch with all the other walkers at the top because everyone was kitted out in waterproof everythings; gaters, million dollar walking shoes, compasses, ordinance survey maps and whistles. We sat quietly in our jeans and sneakers and then left soon after.
Traditional tourist pose at the top of the walk =)
In the lake district we camped in an area called Langdale. It was absolutely stunning, but only when sunny. I finally decided that I thought that the English were crazy because on the day we left it was absolutely bucketing down and all the English were huddled under the boot doors of their cars eating breakfast or setting off for a walks...
In Scotland:
There were 5-6 lochs (not sure about the spelling) at Loch Ness and we got to watch them open one after the other to let all the sailing boats down. It took about 2 hours.
We ended up doing and extra day trip in Scotland because the weather was still too bad to go to the lake district. It was the best decision. We really couldn't capture it in photos but the scenery was awesome in the real sense of the word. Big, majestic and just incredible.
Our day in Edinburgh was great, it poured all day but by that stage we understood what all the English were telling us...'if you don't go out when its raining you wont go out at all'
The photo above is at a pub called Brew Dog. Nick, Simon's brother told us about it. Beer in the UK was ok but this stuff was so good. Its now up there with some of my absolute favorites. We even bought a T-Shirt!
The other thing we did in Edinburgh was go on the 'Total Whiskey Experience'. I don't really rate whiskey as a rule but the tour was great. I enjoyed learning how to appreciate whiskey better and can now even tell the difference between types. Plus it kept us out of the rain...
Simon will post soon about France so far...I just want to say how incredibly sunny and warm its been.
good to see some more photo's, did you have a look at the Edinburgh Castle while you were there?
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We walked up the hill and around the courtyard but didn't go in. There's been so many castles. They were setting up for the Royal Military Tattoo that day too.
ReplyDeleteMaisy's enjoying your photos - she keeps asking "want a photo of dem?"
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