Day 29 Monday June 5 Grasmere - Glasgow

Rainy start to the day in Grasmere - first real day of rain we've had and first day not hiking

And the rain continued on the train

Changing trains in Oxenholme - love the way dogs are welcomed just about everywhere here

On the way to Glasgow!

Arriving in Glasgow train station

Here's one for Malcolm

And one for the proofreders in the crowd

Another Newton kind of  day... Also Newton Terrace, Newton Place...

A stroll around the Kelvingrove Art Gallery - better weather in Glasgow, at least until the rain moved in around 10pm

Through Kelvingrove Park - dogs in all directions and none of them on leashes

Out for an Indian dinner and the biggest naan bread in the world - it's hanging on its own stand

Flying back to Ottawa and St John's first thing in the morning - sad to see a great trip over.  Too early to start thinking about the next one??

Day 28 Sunday June 4 Grasmere - Rydal

It was a blustery start to the day, so we decided to do a hike around Grasmere Lake - flat, good footing and not too far in case the weather turned rainy.  You're not seeing Sandy in these photos because she's on the second day of her watercolour course.

Foxgloves - so much like Beatrix Potter

First view of Grasmere lake

Old boathouse on the shore

Through a wooded section - the path was mostly wide and flat, so there were lots of hikers, cyclists, dogs, children...

And ducks and geese and swans.  And deer (but not in this picture)

The end of Grasmere lake, from a terrace above the lake

Cyclists on the path

Lunch with the ducks

The weather improved, so we continued the hike by walking around the next lake south of Grasmere, Rydal lake

Uh... Why do you suppose they call it that??

Into the village of Rydal

The Church of St Mary's in Rydal

Back down to Rydal lake

Last view of Rydal lake, behind the remains of a barn

Coming back in to Grasmere - near Dove Cottage, one of Wordsworth's homes​ in the area.

Tomorrow we leave the Lake District and take the train to Glasgow. Then home on Tuesday morning

Day 27 Saturday June 3 Grasmere - Easedale Tarn hike

Setting off from town this morning to hike up to a mountain lake, Easedale Tarn

Through a valley on a stone path 

Looks old, but the bridge was built in 1999

A few big grey clouds, but they kept going the other direction

The path follows a series of waterfalls up to the tarn

The path was rocky, but the footing was good and the climb gradual

Lots of other hikers out today, families, small children, dogs...

First view of the tarn, after about 3.5 k hike

Other paths went off from here, but we had lunch and started back down

Other hikers heading back down the other side of the waterfall and into the next valley

Views on the trip back down

Lots of rock walls and pens for the sheep

The weather cleared up again by late afternoon - this is a view from the front of our B&B

Late afternoon sun on the hills

Day 26 Friday June 2 Grasmere

Leaving Carlisle by bus this morning - past the McVitie's factory, home of Water Biscuits and HobNobs, two hiking favourites

Back into hilly terrain as we head south to the Lake District

Heading for our B&B

View from our B&B, the lovely Chestnut Villa

We're in the land of Beatrix Potter

Rhododendrons in bloom

Farmers' market today in Grasmere

Church of St Oswald, who's believed to have preached here​ sometime before 642.  There have been several churches on this site - the oldest part of this church is c1300

Wordsworth family plot in St Oswald's

Doug and Scott waiting for Sandy and Charlotte to come out of a store

Fellow walkers

Farmhouse on the footpath

Goody Bridge

Grasmere Lake

Hang gliders

Sunset on the river path

Padlock on a lych gate