The subject of this post came about when I was away last week. We had a rare 4 whole days without an intrusion from anyone else, we made the most of it too. We began by travelling up to Manchester where we had a meal in a little Turkish restaurant we frequent when there (usually during the Manchester Pride at the time of the late Summer Bank Holiday). It was raining and we didn't go out in the evening as it was just so nice to relax, luxuriating in each other's company. Next morning, Tuesday we set off and headed for the famous Lake District. Now, we have never been there before and have always heard of how wonderful the scenery is etc and so as we normally head to the South West and the beauty of the New Forest, Devon and Cornwall we thought we would try somewhere different so that we could at least say we have seen it for ourselves.
Our first impressions were that there were not as many Lakes as we felt there ought to have been and the populated areas just brought the words ' the depressed North' to mind. I was not just under impressed, I have to say I was quite dismayed :( I felt we were almost wasting our precious time off on scenery that was not worth our consideration. The hotel was lovely and I have to say we had a sumptuous meal that we thoroughly enjoyed. Our room was really lovely and we felt at home in the Hotel that had been advertised in Diva magazine and was run by a female couple so we felt right at home. We had a really nice double ended bath which was a joy to share to too.
After spending 2 days there we started on our journey back down country to the Peak District - what a contrast!!! How beautiful it was there, and there were just as many Lakes in the Peak District as there were in the so called Lake District. It left us wondering what on earth is the fuss about the LD when the PD is every bit as special and the built up areas looked clean and welcoming rather than depressed and deprived. The added bonus here was also that the PD is not that far away and we would certainly go back to visit another time.
Of course dear Reader our hearts definitely lie in the South West, for us there is absolutely no contest I'm afraid. The thing that I am very happy about is that I have made a decision which has got me looking forward to my retirement as I am going to travel around the country probably between April and October. I shall either travel from Monday to Friday and return or as my lovely lady suggested she could come and meet me wherever I am on Friday night and return home on Sunday. Sounds good?? Sounds bloody great :D to me. First things first I need to change my van as I want a more up to date model so that I can have full confidence in the mechanics of it and have the reliability and practicality of the more modern style. To this end my van has gone on sale and we think we have a buyer. Once I get the money for Fleur I shall have to look for a replacement quick smart as Bug Jam is approaching quite quickly and I want us to be comfortable when we are there. T5 is the way to go :)) watch this space...
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