Peter Rabbit

I know it may appear hard for some to believe (Susan) but our holiday was almost finished and I needed to go back to work – something we manage to squeeze in between our weekends away.
Having said goodbye to Scotland we made our way to a small village in the north of the Lakes District for our last nights in a cute house overlooking green fields and grazing sheep. The Lakes District is actually a National Park, but again unlike parks in Oz, over 42,000 people live within the park boundary.

Beatrix Potter wrote most of her stories in the Lake District so we dropped in to the National Trust property to see her many original drawings. It is amazing to think that 6 publishers refused to publish her works so she published it herself. “A furry talking bunny and a cranky farmer – now that will never sell kids books!”. We also took a steam boat ride on one of the many lakes that cross this striking part of the country.

But the best part was an evening at a stone circle watching the sun go down and the full moon rise over these mysterious rocks. Castlerigg was one of the first stone circles built in Britain, dating from about 3000 BC. While not as big as stone henge, Castlerigg has been called the most beautifully located stone circle in Britain, and for good reason. The circle, about one-third of an acre in area, is sited on a high moor in an open bowl of hills above Keswick, a spectacular setting. A great way to end the trip.

But unfortunately they were starting to get tired and grumpy from all the travel (and the kids were getting ratty as well) so it was finally time to pack the bags one last time for the journey home.

So this is the last post for our trip to Scotland and beyond. The three weeks can best be summarised by the following: summer showers, misty mountains, stunning sunsets, colourful kilts, stunning streams, cute castles, lovely lochs, and our home for part of our trip naughty ‘Nessi’.

But it is now back to work ........ until next time......