Guiness Here we Come!

We are in the airport in Newcastle right now. waiting for our flight to Belfast. The week of touring has flown by. Weather has been a bit less than ideal, but we made the best of things.

We went to the lake district for the day yesterday. The kids loved the Beatrix Potter exhibit in Bowness on Windermere - even Jmes, which quite surprised me. I expected Lauren to like it but James to be bored. But as I often need to be reminded - never understimate a child.

The rain was bucketing down when we came out, and it was soon apparent that the kids' coats were not going to deal with any serious downpour. So we headed to a camping shop and were surprised and delighted to find that here in England waterproof coats in Summer are dirt cheap. So flush with our new purchase we jumped in the car and headed for Newcastle via the northern parts of the lake district. It was pouring down and the roads were slow going, but we still managed to get a feel for the beauty of the area. If only it had been sunny or at least cool and clear!

I would love to post some photos but we have been without a PC while wee are on the road, so these are all text entries. I will try to update the photos ASAP.