Good journey down to Berwick arrived and had a walk about booked our bikes in for a service tomorrow morning. had a walk on the Spittal beach.
30 May 2018 Berwick on Tweed
Everything going great guns. Up early to get the bikes to Berwick Bikes arriving at 0830 walk out to the end of the pier then round the walls of Berwick coffee at Costa and then the bikes are ready 1030 so a cycle along Spittal promenade, dinner then washing then another walk on Spittal beach a good day. Bike cost 2X service £63 our last service in Keswick on a 1 year old bike (Maureen’s) £100 ?
Up into Edinburgh early this morning to watch the marathon race 30,000 runners here for the weekend of running fun. Coffee and a walkabout on Princess Street.
Lovely stroll along the beach this evening our unusual finds tonight were a red snooker ball and a porthole (it was actually a toilet seat).
Cycle on route 1 from Cramond to Edinburgh for a Starbuck coffee. After lunch bus into town then up to see the Greyfriars Bobby, castle and Grassmarket area, coffee again Costa this time.
Just about caught up with all our friends, managing to get a bit fitter with a few good hill runs. Went to watch Buttermere Sailbeck race and we knew a lot more runners in this one. Starting to get ready to move with lots of campsites booked for a summer trip to (watch this space).
16 May 2018 Keswick
Had a few days sorting the van out buying new storage boxes and moving around for easy access. Larigg Fell Race this evening so walked up the fell to watch still lots of runners we know well done to them all.
13 May 2018 Keswick
Keswick from Latrigg (click for LARGER image)
Still catching up with friends and running – cycling getting a bit fit now.
Skiddaw from Crow Park
10 May 2018 Keswick
William Wordsworth
Still running and catching up with all our friends, met one on the hills when we were running then another two while out cycling in Borrowdale. Called in at Grasmere to look at Wordsworths’ graves not such a good idea looking at graves at my age !!!!
Called in to see a friend who owns a CL camping site to look at her new shepherds hut FAB keep an eye open when driving from Grasmere to Keswick just before the turn off to St Johns in the Vale. (Stybeck Farm)
7 May 2018 Keswick
Rest day from exercise pulse rates up, so got the bikes out and cleaned them then off down Borrowdale to pay my running club subs. Maybe one day I may win a race again Ho ho ? Called in at Borrowdale church to see Bob Graham’s gravestone. Caught up with more friends a good day.
6 May 2018 Keswick
Still running and catching up with all our friends, a lovely picture of Maureen on Walla Crag before we went off to watch the Keswick half marathon.
30 April 2018 Keswick
Derwentwater (click for LARGER IMAGE)
Steady journey up to Keswick. Arrived 1.00 pm, hooked up, had lunch, then went to pick up the car. Here for a short while catching up with lots of friends and then on we will go again.
Walla Crag (click for LARGER IMAGE)
Lots of walking over the last few days and a run along side Derwentwater (lovely to be back)
Good journey up from Stratford on Avon. Arrived Southport and first job some laundy, then a lovely hot shower (after cold showers at Stratford). Good weather so had a lovely walk along the seafront to the pier and into town for a coffee.
15 years 150000 miles of European Travel through 16 Counties
