England
We started our stay in England driving to Lake District. To be expected there was just as much rain from our time in Scotland as there was during our time in England. The hills were a florescent green with sheep roaming and large stone walls hugging our narrow driving paths. Luckily, everyone drove quite slow due to the thousands of camera speed monitors along our routes.
I found this location to be one of the most scenic spots on our trip. Of course lots of lakes and the land had magnificent color. We stayed in the small town of Stavley where we enjoyed great pastries, pies and cider!
After a quick two days in the Lake District we worked our way down to Snowdonia National Park in Wales where Jesse's mom Pam had been 30 years prior. We stayed in the quaintest cottage you could ask for. The owners lived next door and greeted us with fresh baked bread and homemade jams. We enjoyed our time walking to a nearby lake, sitting by the fire, watching the British Baking show and Libby beating Jesse in cards.
Jesse, Pam and Rick all made it to Mt. Snowdon, which is the highest peak in Wales. Jesse hiked up to the top in atrocious weather with strong winds and lots of cold wet rain and dense fog which nearly got him blown off the mountain. Pam and Rick rode a tram up instead in relative style and comfort but even the tram service was suspended due to the bad weather. The hike nearly froze Jesse, and after getting back to the car soaked, had to ring out his underwear in the parking lot.
We also had a fantastic time visiting a Woolen Mill. We were able to see first had how they shave the wool, clean it and turn it into thread, then sew it into beautiful fabric. Jesse and I could have easily walked away with many items, but decided to refrain from adding a full bedding set to the already limited space in our suit cases.
Our last stop in England was Cornwall/Turuo. This location was handpicked by Pam who is a Rotarian and helps to sponsor a wonderful and much needed charity called Shelter Box. Shelter box is a company headquartered in Turuo that provides essentials to people in need after disasters. We were able to see what fills the box, the logistics and met their amazing team to help pull it all together. If you would like to learn more: https://www.shelterbox.org/about
We were also able to do a bit of site seeing in the area including St. Agnes where the beach bums tend to surf and had a great meal with a great view! As you can see it would be a bit cold to enter into the water, but there were a few that braved the waves. We instead watched from afar and had a nice time visiting the light house and looking for seals.
I found this location to be one of the most scenic spots on our trip. Of course lots of lakes and the land had magnificent color. We stayed in the small town of Stavley where we enjoyed great pastries, pies and cider!
We also had a fantastic time visiting a Woolen Mill. We were able to see first had how they shave the wool, clean it and turn it into thread, then sew it into beautiful fabric. Jesse and I could have easily walked away with many items, but decided to refrain from adding a full bedding set to the already limited space in our suit cases.
Our last stop in England was Cornwall/Turuo. This location was handpicked by Pam who is a Rotarian and helps to sponsor a wonderful and much needed charity called Shelter Box. Shelter box is a company headquartered in Turuo that provides essentials to people in need after disasters. We were able to see what fills the box, the logistics and met their amazing team to help pull it all together. If you would like to learn more: https://www.shelterbox.org/about
We were also able to do a bit of site seeing in the area including St. Agnes where the beach bums tend to surf and had a great meal with a great view! As you can see it would be a bit cold to enter into the water, but there were a few that braved the waves. We instead watched from afar and had a nice time visiting the light house and looking for seals.
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