After a day of grey skies and rain yesterday, this morning the sun shone and the sky was blue. I’m keeping my eye on the chestnut tree at the side of Lytham Hall and waiting for it to show its full autumn glory, so there may be more pictures similar to these.
If anyone is actually keeping up with this blog, you may remember that a while ago I discovered a load of blog posts had gone missing, including the majority of my Camino posts from 2016. I’ve actually found links to them in Facebook posts, but the links just lead to messages telling me the posts…
Looking for a day out yesterday, we realised we hadn’t been to Speke Hall for ages. Speke Hall is a National Trust property which sits right beside Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Speke Hall is a rare Tudor timber-framed manor house in an unusual setting on the banks of the River Mersey. Restored in the 19th…
Preston from Cuerden Valley Park Another Wednesday walk yesterday, this time around the surprisingly beautiful Cuerden Valley Park. Unfortunately, the circuit we set out to do couldn’t be done as the entrances to Cuerden Hall are closed off, apparently due to an “unsafe bridge”. They seem to have been closed since 2021, so I…
For those of you unfortunate enough to not know the Lake District, Fairfield Horseshoe is a 12 mile (ish) walk from Rydal Church covering 4 summits in excess of 2500 feet and reaching a high point of 2900 feet or about 885 metres and finishing back in Ambleside on the banks of Windermere. Not much…
Another milestone last weekend when we booked our return flights. Got a great deal with Iberia Express. Santiago to Madrid to Manchester for £65 each. Just need two more train tickets now and they become available next month. Also got a rather wonderful app for my phone on which you can plan your route, get…
Health Issues We’ve both still got my big son’s cold. My man flu is obviously much worse than Heather’s slight cold!! My diet is a bit stuck at around 90kg, but the blood sugar seems to be a lot better. I bought myself a monitor after Christmas and it’s been quite interesting watching what happens…