Badger Galore
Staying ‘Up Over’ for a while.
Edinburgh - Two lovely days.
So...we are on the eve of returning to Cumbria after our long weekend in the Scottish capital. We have had such a wonderful time.Yesterday we left Nathan in the flat to continue writing his Personal Statement for his University applications and Lewis, Will and I headed out to Blackford Hill. We enjoyed the magnificent view of the city from the top before catching a bus to the other side of the city for a wander in the Royal Botanic Gardens.We walked home through the city and after dinner in the evening walked back to the Royal Mile for our 'Haunted and Hidden' underground vault tour at 9.30pm.Our guide was Stephanie, with her indeterminate European accent. She seemed quite shy on her first greeting of us but frightened the life out of me as she yelled "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" at the start of the tour, before beckoning us with a finger and coyly adding "Follow me."The tour was O.K. Stephanie was very animated and knew her script but there were three American lads and an Aussie and his loud mouthed girlfriend also on the tour who just made silly comments and giggled through to whole thing. They just showed themselves up and did nothing to make the rest of us feel better about an America under Trump.
More Cheese Gromit?!
So...since we have arrived 'Up Over' the temperature 'Oop North' and 'Darn Sarf' has not reached double figures, although yesterday it did get to a balmy 8 degrees in Carlisle.As a consequence Will and I have both succumbed to colds, our first in years, but seem now to be on the mend.Today we ventured across the border to North Yorkshire, with Mum and Dad to meet my brother James, his wife Jo and their boys Stanley and Frank at Hawes the home of the Wensleydale Creamery...
Please Don't Flush...
This was a sign on the lid of the loo on the train back from London.