After breakfast we drove south, along the coast. The roads were quite wet in parts. The first stop was in Newcastle. We had a lovely cup of coffee at the „Railway Station“. Lidl is in an unusual building for a shop! Nach dem Morgenessen fuhren wir der Küste entlang gegen Süden. Die Strassen waren streckenweise…

We left Barrow in the afternoon, driving straight to Scotland. In Gretna Green we had a break. It’s a famous place: in the old days underaged couples from England went to get married there, because in Scotland it wasn’t necessary to have parental consens to get married, but in England it was. Gretna Green is…

To give us a break from working, we decided on a trip to Tarn Hows. We’ve been there before, but it’s been ages, and always worth a visit. We drove past Newby Bridge and first had a break in Hawkshead. Zur Auflockerung unserer Arbeiten entschieden wir uns für einen Ausflug nach Tarn Hows. Wir waren…

Due to the weather forecast we decided to do Kurt’s birthday trip a day early. First we drove to Lakeside by car. There is a stream train that runs from Haverthwaite to Lakeside, as a tourist attraction, but we did that already another year. Aufgrund der Wettervorhersage entschieden wir uns, Kurt’s Geburtstagsfahrt einen Tag früher…

Our main destination in the north of the UK was Barrow-in-Furness in the Lake District. A dear friend of ours lives there. We also met family that I haven’t seen for many many years – it was great to see them again! On the way to Barrow we first drove through the Yorkshire Dales. On…

Another beautiful and sunny day – our friend wished for a trip to Keswick. To get there we drove past Newby Bridge, Windemere and Ambleside. Wieder ein wunderschöner und sonniger Tag – unsere Freundin wünschte sich einen Ausflug nach Keswick. Die Route dorthin führte uns über Newby Bridge, Windemere und Ambleside. We spent some time…

We took the train from Roose station. The ticket machine didn’t „feel“ like giving us a ticket – we had to buy it on the train 😉 The display panel also didn’t work with an appropriate message… Wir nahmen den Zug in Roose. Der Billetautomat „wollte“ uns kein Ticket verkaufen – wir mussten es im…

Our view when we got up 🙂 Unsere Aussicht beim Aufstehen 🙂 At Osmotherley we stopped for a coffee. It’s a pretty little village. Kaffeestop in Osmotherley, einem hübschen kleinen Dorf. We chose a hike starting in Thornton Steward. It’s a village just outside the Yorkshire Dales. The path was very narrow to start with….

We spent the night in the car park of the pub „Ferns Farm“ in Carnaby. It was free of charge 🙂 We did have breakfast (the full English) there as a return service. At a garden centre a bit further east we noticed a special kind of advertising – it was hung up in the…

After leaving the ferry, we drove up north. We stopped at a dead end – the road literally dropped into the sea – for a power nap, and to wait for Mr. Moo’s to open. Nachdem wir die Fähre verlassen hatten, fuhren wir ein bisschen gegen Norden. Bei einer Sackgasse – die Strasse ist ins…