Our visit to the Lake District went very well. With or without kids. our style of vacationing never leads to predictable results.
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| Faith in the Car |
After a long drive (3 hours?) we arrived.
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| The Hostel |
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| Kids at the Hostel |
At the hostel in Hawkshead, an old mansion, we discovered the Hawkshead-brewed Brodie beer. We also tried the famous Kendal Mint Cake.
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| Brodie Beer |
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| Kendal Mint Cake |
To get there, we crossed Lake Windermere on a ferry.
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| The Ferry |
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| A Dead Pike |
More interesting was our excursion on Coniston Water on a steamboat from circa 1860.
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| Coniston Steamboat |
We had a good lunch at Ambleside.
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| Lunch at Ambleside |
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| Sheeps |
We walked up a “fell”, the local word for a hill, with Faith in a backpack.
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| Faith in the Backpack |
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| Resting |
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| A Pretty Scene |
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| Eggs |
Mom and Faith didn’t go all the way to the top. Dad went almost all the way, but not up the last rockpile.
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| At the Top |
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| Lake Windermere |
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| Near the Top |
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| Mom Down Below |
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We met Grace’s family for dinner in Windermere town.
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| Justice and Cards at the Children’s Table |
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