Stirling Castle
William Wallace Memorial Stirling
Lockerbie Garden Of Rememberance - Air Disaster
Ambleside Pier
Left Nairn early on Friday and decided to stop at the Falkirk Wheel. This is another method (other than locks) of joining canals – in this case the Union canal to the Clyde Canal. It was very impressive and we watched a boat use the wheel.
Had a stop in Wishaw to visit Eileen’s older sister Janette’s grave. Had done some prior research so had a plot number and managed to find it with the help of a worker. Glad to have made the effort. Drove through Motherwell and Overten where Eileen’s Mum had grown up. Nearly visited Glasgow but this was because we had taken a wrong turn.
Next stop was at Lockerbie where we visited the memorial for the air disaster. It was made more poignant as we heard on the news that the mastermind who was let out of prison because he only had 4 months to live is still alive 2 years later.
Our next stop was Ambleside a pretty little town in the middle of the Lakes District. We are staying in a B&B here for 3 nights. The owner is a real character with a great sense of humour and he and his wife have made us feel very welcome. We have enjoyed our stay. We miscalculated slightly and our visit is during the Bank Holiday weekend when the area is as busy as Blackpool. They get 12 million visitors a year in the district. The scenery around the lakes is really beautiful and a small photograph really doesn’t do it justice.
Yesterday (Saturday) we went on a cruise from Ambleside to Bowness on Lake Windemere. Bowness was unbelievably busy – every man and his dog were there. I’m not just using the saying - that was what it was like. There were a lot of people with their dogs. They even allow them on the boat.
Today (Sunday) we went for a bus trip to Grasmere a town to the north and then went back through Ambleside to Windemere in the south. The traffic on the road today was bumper to bumper. It was nice to have a look around the district.
No comments:
Post a Comment