Days 235 and 236. Wednesday and Thursday 22nd and 23 August:

What a fantastic day we had yesterday. I couldn't blog last night as the internet was down. We left home at 7.30 and arrived back at 20.15. Needless to say today has been slept through and my muscles and joints are very sore, but it was worth every minute we spent yesterday.
We arrived in Carlisle about 1pm and stayed until 3.30pm which gave us time to eat and have a quick look round.
The train journey was fantastic, the weather was good as we only had one or two flurries of rain. In the coach we were in was a group of 24 people who were out to have a good time. They started drinking champagne as soon as we left Preston and got the picnic hampers out for breakfast. They were a group of Farmers and friends and were so friendly it made the journey even better.The engine pulled us over the Ribbleshead Viaduct and over the highest  mainline station in Engand on the railway at Dent. The engine took on water at Appleby so we had quite a long stop there
It was lovely in Carlisle especially for me as I grew up in a village nearby so it was a real nostalgia trip. Even though the scenery was lovely I forgot to take photos on the journey.

 

 Star

What a star the Fellsman is. It pulled 12 coaches over those inclines.

 Our coach with the farmers party at the back.

 

 

Irregular

The skyline and the grass in our garden.

 

 

This is what Roland was doing today at mums house while I was sleeping. He and a friend of ours felled 3 of them today. John has got a wood burning stove and went home with a trailer load of logs. He has left his chain saw with Roland so Roland can cut down the rest of the conifers while John is away.