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I'm spending this week packing, saying goodbyes and tying up loose ends. So many people here have asked when I will return? I made so many friends and had so much fun! I'm so sad to leave. Picked up rail tickets and then off to have a lovely lunch with my newest Australian friends. We met up at the Narrowbar in Penrith. I took no photos because we were too busy eating and catching up. Saying Goodbye always sucks! We all promised to write and stay in touch. They are so kind! I feel like I've known them for years, already. And then home for a nap. (Do I know how to live or what?) I am exhausted from the stress of leaving, I think. It's still just under a week, but so much to do! My friends in the USA are sending VIBER texts and emails - trying to arrange meet-ups already. (I feel the love, trust me I'm not complaining.) Oh yeah, there is work too. My office here looks like a hurricane hit it! But Im gonna spend the rest of the evening enjoying the plants and reading.
*Warning* Another picture heavy post! On one afternoon, in late July, my buddy from New Orleans and I sat off to explore some of the small villages around us. We walked around Kirkoswald 1st. This is the same village I visited for Market days and blogged about HERE. It was raining that visit too. Err, this doesn't really look like a church? I think we made a wrong turn and ended up in someone private yard. Opps! Lazenby (pronounced Laz-on-bee) was a prehistoric town. It's name is thought to come from a more recent Norse word, "Leisingbi" meaning the village of the freedman or a man called Leising, around 900 AD. Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Normans all had influence over the village and its development. (From the leaflet shown in photo.)
I left the northwest of England (north of Manchester - see the map) and headed down to Glastonbury to fetch my friend from her retreat. The plan was to spend the night at a B & B, fetch her and then go over and see my oldest, dearest friends in England, (They live a bit south of Glastonbury), spend one night with them and take the train back home. I took a train most of the way down and then a bus. I was beat by the time I made I arrived. I cabbed to my B & B..which turned out to be only a couple of blocks away. LOL the charge was only 3 pounds sterling and the driver didn't even want to charge me that. But my phone was not cooperating, I was wet from being out in the rain and more than ready for a warm shower and bed, so it was MORE THAN worth 3 pounds to me. #Win We had a wonderful supper and a great visit. The next day he kindly drove us to the train station and we were off again. We returned to Penrith to visit and set up the next leg of our journey. We ended up making 3 trips to Scotland there are here, here and here. We also visited the Lakes and did some other side trips if you missed them. It was a very busy 3 weeks! More English adventures posted up soon~
See you at the airport- Did I mention my buddies is a HUGE Outlander fan? Yep, she is. So while we were in Scotland I searched for a #Outlander themed tour for her. I was surprised at how wildly popular the show was...(I must really live in a cave, right? I had no idea.) The tours were booked up for 2 years in advance and cost? Well as much as well a trip to Scotland! We found a slightly cheaper one and lucked into a open spot. The only open spot for the entire MONTH! This tour was based on historical parts of the novels and TV show, not movie sets or locations that were used in filming. A few of the places I had visited already, but was glad to return to. It had been 7 years since I was last at the museum and it had been expanded to include more exhibits, a film and a cafe. I found out later there was no photos allowed, so enjoy my blurry iPhone photos, ok? We then went back outside to walk around the moor. The site is approx 4,000 years old and not far from the Battlefield. To learn more click here for Historic Scotland. A lot more happened and we saw a lot more stuff, but thats about all the pictures I can sort for today. We had a really nice time, with a great guide and a really fun tour. We stayed another few days in Inverness (more posts on that adventure soon.)
See you at the airport~ I haven't had a random day for months, I feel like I've been too busy to even catch my breathe lately. I worked, but took some time to edit posts, respond to kind emails, yell at companies that aren't so kind, took a walk, etc. You know Random stuff. Went through the hundreds of pictures taken at Saint Anne's and managed to end up with 50+ for a blog post. (Click here if you missed it.) And still had time to catch up on Ray Donavon. #WIN And started this new tag #Msonetravels maybe it will separate my travel pictures/post from the rest of the carp I put on line? So that was just a random day. Today will be anything BUT. I have a new adventure about to begin at the end of the month and more travel planned. I'm excited to see old friends and meet up with new ones face to face. August is my birthday month and usually sucks badly, but since July sucked I'm so hoping this will be a great month. Actually it's already been better and we are only a few days in. #AnotherWin Now I'm off for tea and cakes with a new friend. I intent on avoiding all evil sheep on the way to tea.
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